In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, how did the process of judicial review allow the Supreme Court to decide on the case?

O The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, stating it the rule of law protected individuals from segregation in schools.

The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that separate but equal is unconstitutional

The ruling was found in favor of the defendant, citing the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The ruling was found in favor of the defendant, stating that in education they are allowed to segregate

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The correct answer is: The ruling was found in favor of the plaintiff, ruling that separate but equal is unconstitutional.

The process of judicial review allowed the Supreme Court to decide on the case by evaluating the constitutionality of the segregation laws in public schools. The Court found that separate but equal was inherently unequal and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision overturned the precedent established in Plessy v. Ferguson, which had upheld racial segregation.