In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court struck down Plessy v. Ferguson’s “separate but equal” policy when it ruled that segregation of public school children based on race was unconstitutional.
President Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States. Warren presided over groundbreaking Supreme Court cases, including Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona.
In Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that statements made by suspected criminals were only admissible for prosecution if suspects had been informed of their rights, leading to the establishment of “Miranda rights.”