Fair Housing
Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court case established the principle that racially restrictive covenants are unenforceable?
ABrown v. Board of Education (1954)
BShelley v. Kraemer (1948)✓ Correct
CJones v. Mayer (1968)
DGriggs v. Duke Power (1971)
Explanation
In Shelley v. Kraemer (1948), the Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot enforce racially restrictive covenants because doing so would constitute state action in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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