How Did Earl Warren Impact On Society

The law is considered to be one of the most important aspects in a society. It establishes rules and regulations and sets guidelines and expectations for the people it governs. However, when the law is questioned by the people that uphold it, ideas and opinions begins to change. With a change of ideas, society begins to evolve and grow to accommodate the people in it. Earl Warren was appointed as the 14th Supreme Court Chief Justice in 1953, and for the many years that followed he made a lasting impression on the United States courts and their laws. Throughout the years as Earl Warren worked alongside the law he impacted and changed many characteristics that were not impacted before. He addressed problems that many were too afraid to face,

Warren attended the university of California, Berkeley where he majored in political science. He served during World War One and later returned to be a county district attorney. In 1943 he won the election of governorship in his home state. He remained in that position until 1953 when he was appointed chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. While in office, he managed many cases pertaining to race, representation and justice. During this time, he impacted many areas of law through various case4. A short time after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Earl Warren lead the investigating commission. He later retired in 1969 from work. Earl Warren died in 1974 in Washington D.C. Warren had an influence on many cases during his time on the bench. Many scholars believe that his two most influential cases were Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and Baker v Carr (1962). The case of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka was brought to the court in hopes of ending segregation in schools. Originally this was a jurisdiction of 5 cases that eventually came together. The courts addressed the topic of one man, one vote in the case of Baker v Carr. The case brought many changes to the census and political rights of that

Those of African American race were at a disadvantage because of their skin tone. During the time of the case Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, in many states it was the law to have schools segregated. According to the law those of color must be “separate but equal” in accordance with the Supreme Court’s 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision. However, this was shown to be untrue in many circumstances. When the courts were presented with this case it started out as five separate cases. Lawsuits were filed in the states of Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia during 1950 and 1951. Racial segregation was a major issue to southern black schools specifically because they lacked basic necessities such as a library, cafeteria, running water and electricity. These five cases all addressed a similar issue; the violation of the fourteenth amendment. Thus, allowing the cases to be combined to confront the concern of inequality. Originally, all five of the lower cases ended in loss for those seeking desegregation. However, when the cases were combined from the states, it ended with a unanimous decision regardless of the country wide mixed