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Stephen Breyer: to invalidate the plans under review is to threaten the promise of Brown. The plurality position, I fear, would break…

On the recordJune 30, 2010
to invalidate the plans under review is to threaten the promise of Brown. The plurality position, I fear, would break that promise. This is a decision that the Court and nation will come to regret.
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Stephen Breyer

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Breyer warns that invalidating plans threatens the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education.

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