What statement best describes the Court’s decision in Sweatt v. Painter?

A. The Court ruled in favor of the University of Texas Law School based on the “separate but equal” doctrine established in Plessy.
B. The Court ruled Sweatt should be admitted to the Texas Law School because the law school for Black students was not equal to the law school for White students.
C. The Court overturned Plessy, arguing that it did not matter if the two facilities were equal or not because segregation implied inferiority.
D. The Court ruled in favor of the Texas Law School, arguing its decision not to admit Sweatt passed the “strict scrutiny” test.


B. The Court ruled Sweatt should be admitted to the Texas Law School because the law school for Black students was not equal to the law school for White students.

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