Court Cases Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896) Established the "separate by equal" precedent that was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education and other 20th century cases. Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954). Landmark Supreme Court decision holding "that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place." Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497 (1954). The companion decision to Brown that held segregation in the District of Columbia public schools unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education (II), 349 U.S. 294 (1955). Follow-up decision to the 1954 Brown decision, addressing the question of implementation. Ordered integration of school districts "with all deliberate speed."