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The Warren Court was the activist U.S. Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren from 1953 to 1969.  It found many new rights not expressly in the [[U.S. Constitution]].
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The Warren Court was the activist U.S. Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren from 1953 to 1969.  It found many new rights not expressly in the [[U.S. Constitution]]. Among other important Warren Court decisions were [[Miranda v. Arizona]](established strict standards for how suspects had to be treated), [[Engel v. Vitale]](limited mandatory school prayer in public schools), [[Griswold v. Connecticut]](established a right to privacy for married couples) and [[Brown v. Board of Education]](prohibited racial segregation in schools).
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