Shelley v. Kraemer
E18225
Shelley v. Kraemer is a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held courts could not enforce racially restrictive housing covenants, marking a major civil rights victory against residential segregation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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housing discrimination case → landmark civil rights case → |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law → property law → |
| arguedDate |
1948-01-15
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| citation |
334 U.S. 1
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68 S. Ct. 836 → 92 L. Ed. 1161 → |
| constitutionalProvision |
Equal Protection Clause
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decidedWith |
McGhee v. Sipes
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| decisionDate |
1948-05-03
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| docketNumber |
72
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| fullCaseName |
J.D. Shelley et ux. v. Louis Kraemer et ux.
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| historicalContext |
pre–Brown v. Board of Education civil rights jurisprudence
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| holding |
Judicial enforcement of racially restrictive covenants constitutes state action within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
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State courts may not enforce racially restrictive covenants on real estate → |
| impact |
expanded the concept of state action to include judicial enforcement of private agreements
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limited the legal enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in the United States → marked a major civil rights victory against residential segregation → |
| joinedBy |
Felix Frankfurter
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Frank Murphy → Harold H. Burton → Hugo L. Black → Robert H. Jackson → Stanley F. Reed → Tom C. Clark → William O. Douglas → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| legalIssue |
enforceability of racially restrictive covenants
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state action under the Fourteenth Amendment → |
| locationOfProperty |
St. Louis, Missouri
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| majorityOpinionBy |
Fred M. Vinson
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| opinionType |
unanimous decision in relevant part
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| party |
Ethel Shelley
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Fern Kraemer → J.D. Shelley → Louis Kraemer → |
| precedentFor |
cases challenging racially discriminatory housing practices
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later civil rights litigation concerning state action → |
| rearguedDate |
1948-02-09
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| recognizedAs |
landmark decision in U.S. civil rights history
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| relatedCase |
Buchanan v. Warley
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Corrigan v. Buckley → |
| subjectMatter |
racially restrictive housing covenants
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residential segregation → |
| term |
1947 Term
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Thurgood Marshall
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Thurgood Marshall → |
notableWork |
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Equal Protection Clause
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basisFor |
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Corrigan v. Buckley
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followedBy |
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Shelley v. Kraemer
("J.D. Shelley et ux. v. Louis Kraemer et ux.")
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fullCaseName |
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McGhee v. Sipes
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relatedCase |