A landmark Supreme Court ruling struck down a Kentucky law that prohibited homeowners from selling property to Black buyers, marking a rare early challenge to racial housing segregation. The decision, issued in 1917, centered on whether municipal ordinances could enforce discriminatory real estate practices under the Fourteenth Amendment. Legal scholars note the case as one of the first to question residential segregation laws before broader civil rights battles. The ruling set a precedent that would later influence debates over property rights and racial equality in housing.
11/5/1917: Buchanan v. Warley decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 5, 1917 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
