Milliken I
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Milliken I is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of court-ordered school desegregation by restricting interdistrict busing remedies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milliken I canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1567478 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milliken I Context triple: [Milliken v. Bradley, shortName, Milliken I]
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A.
Milliken
Milliken is a residential neighbourhood in the northeastern part of Toronto, known for its diverse community and suburban character.
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B.
Minor C. Keith
Minor C. Keith was an American businessman and railroad developer whose banana and railway enterprises in Central America led to the creation of the powerful United Fruit Company.
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C.
John S. Middleton
John S. Middleton is an American businessman and billionaire best known as the managing partner and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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D.
McMillan
McMillan is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and sports.
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E.
Roswell Miller Jr.
Roswell Miller Jr. was an American businessman best known as the husband of philanthropist Margaret Carnegie Miller, daughter of industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milliken I Target entity description: Milliken I is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of court-ordered school desegregation by restricting interdistrict busing remedies.
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A.
Milliken
Milliken is a residential neighbourhood in the northeastern part of Toronto, known for its diverse community and suburban character.
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B.
Minor C. Keith
Minor C. Keith was an American businessman and railroad developer whose banana and railway enterprises in Central America led to the creation of the powerful United Fruit Company.
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C.
John S. Middleton
John S. Middleton is an American businessman and billionaire best known as the managing partner and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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D.
McMillan
McMillan is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and sports.
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E.
Roswell Miller Jr.
Roswell Miller Jr. was an American businessman best known as the husband of philanthropist Margaret Carnegie Miller, daughter of industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
landmark school desegregation case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Milliken I ⓘ |
| appealedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| citation | 418 U.S. 717 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
ⓘ
surface form:
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
|
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | July 25, 1974 ⓘ |
| decisionType | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
William O. Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William O. Douglas
|
| effect |
contributed to persistence of segregation in urban school districts
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limited scope of court-ordered school desegregation ⓘ restricted use of interdistrict busing remedies ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Milliken I ⓘ |
| holding |
Desegregation remedies must be limited to the school districts where de jure segregation is proven
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Federal courts may not impose interdistrict desegregation remedies absent a showing of an interdistrict constitutional violation ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Byron R. White
ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Potter Stewart ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Potter Stewart
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William H. Rehnquist
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| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
de jure versus de facto segregation
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interdistrict busing ⓘ school desegregation ⓘ scope of equitable remedies ⓘ |
| locationOfDispute |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| longTermImpact | narrowed federal courts’ role in dismantling segregated school systems ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Warren E. Burger
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 717 ⓘ |
| petitioner |
William G. Milliken, Governor of Michigan
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surface form:
William G. Milliken
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| petitionerRole | Governor of Michigan ⓘ |
| principle | federalism limits on federal court power over local school districts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ⓘ |
| remedyAddressed | busing of students across school district lines ⓘ |
| respondent | Ronald H. Bradley ⓘ |
| respondentRole | parent of Detroit schoolchildren ⓘ |
| subsequentRelatedCase |
Milliken v. Bradley
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surface form:
Milliken v. Bradley (1977)
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| topic | public school segregation in Detroit, Michigan ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 418 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1974 ⓘ |
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Subject: Milliken I Description of subject: Milliken I is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of court-ordered school desegregation by restricting interdistrict busing remedies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Milliken v. Bradley (1974)
subject surface form:
Milliken v. Bradley (1974)