The judiciary has weakened the intended impact of 1960s civil rights legislation.

Evidence

Legal segregation in education was found unconstitutional in 1954, when Brown v. Board of Education was decided. Even so, de facto antiblack discrimination continued thereafter. Further congressional action—such as the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968—was needed to right that wrong. And while some progress was made, the judiciary has lessened the positive impact that could have been activated through the civil rights acts of the 1960s. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 590

Categorization

• QUESTION: ‘Judiciary has lessened the positive impact’ — which specific rulings does Brown mean? This would need pinning down to defend.