Landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases

POSTED: 09:28 AM PDT Mar 27, 2012    UPDATED: 06:22 AM PST Feb 27, 2013 

Take a look back at the landmark cases that shaped our nation.

Supreme Court - Brown
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Brown vs. Board of Education -- In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared school segregation laws unconstitutional, saying they had a detrimental effect on minority children. The ruling helped spur the civil rights movement.

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