In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, how did the process of judicial review allow the Supreme Court to decide on the case?
A. The ruling was found in favor of the defendant, citing the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
B. The ruling was found in favor of the defendant, stating that in education they are allowed to segregate.
C. The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, stating that the rule of law protected individuals from segregation in schools.
D. The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that separate but equal is unconstitutional.
D. The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that separate but equal is unconstitutional.
The process of judicial review allowed the Supreme Court to review the case and determine that the segregation of schools based on race violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. This decision ultimately led to the landmark ruling that separate but equal schools were unconstitutional.