Opinion of the Court
A School Board Cannot Enact a Student-Distribution Plan That Mandates Minority Percentages
Meredith v. Jefferson City Board of Education — This case was granted certiorari on June 5, 2006,and was reversed and remanded on June 28, 2007. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Courtheld that a school board student-distribution plan that requires all schools tohave between 15 percent and 50 percent African American enrollment violates theFourteenth Amendment. Featured in Race in Public Education, Sup. Ct. Debates (Jan. 2007). The following is excerpted from the summary of themajority opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the CourtReporter of Decisions: Theschool districts have not carried their heavy burden of showing that theinterest…
