Question

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.

Reargument was largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.

The Supreme Court studies the Fourteenth Amendment to determine
the primary authors of the document.
whether its intent has been compromised.
how it has been interpreted in each state.
whether it needs to be repealed.

Answer 1

Whether its intent has been compromised.

The reargument focused on the historical circumstances and framers’ intent behind the Fourteenth Amendment—to decide if that intent (particularly regarding equal protection and segregation) conflicted with segregated public schools.