A single Supreme Court ruling can establish nationwide policy that state-by-state lobbying cannot.

Evidence

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education convinced liberal reformers that judicial rulings could inaugurate far-reaching social changes. … Whereas legislative reform required a state-by-state effort, a single Supreme Court ruling could establish policy nationwide. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3087

Categorization

• XREF: Directly connects to the course’s core question of whether courts or legislatures best deliver rights; Brown as the template for litigation-driven reform.