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===Brown v. Board of Education===
===Brown v. Board of Education===
Warren acceded to the position of [[Chief Justice]] while ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' was being reargued at the behest of associate Justice [[Frankfurter]], who ordered re-argument as a stalling tactic, to allow the Justice to gather a unanimous consensus around a [[liberal]] ''Brown'' opinion that would outlaw [[segregation]]. Associate Justice [[Vinson]] was one such stumbling block.
Warren acceded to the position of [[Chief Justice]] while ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' was being reargued at the behest of Associate Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]], who ordered re-argument as a stalling tactic, to allow the Justice to gather a unanimous consensus around a [[liberal]] ''Brown'' opinion that would outlaw [[segregation]]. Associate Justice [[Vinson]] was one such stumbling block.
Warren convened a meeting of the associate justices, and presented to them the simple argument that the only reason to sustain segregation was an honest belief in the inferiority of [[African American]]s. Warren further submitted that the Court must overrule ''Plessy'' to maintain its legitimacy as an institution of liberty, and it must do so unanimously to avoid massive Southern resistance. He began to build a unanimous opinion.
Warren convened a meeting of the associate justices, and presented to them the simple argument that the only reason to sustain segregation was an honest belief in the inferiority of [[African American]]s. Warren further submitted that the Court must overrule ''Plessy'' to maintain its legitimacy as an institution of liberty, and it must do so unanimously to avoid massive Southern resistance. He began to build a unanimous opinion.
===The Warren Court, Continued===
===The Warren Court, Continued===
Chief Justice Warren authored a number of other cases, such as the case defining American citizens' [[Miranda]] rights. He was a [[judicial supremacist]], and succeeded in asserting court power beyond what had previously been accepted.
Chief Justice Warren authored a number of other cases, such as the case defining American citizens' [[Miranda]] rights. He was a [[judicial supremacist]], and succeeded in asserting court power beyond what had previously been accepted.
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