In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court invalidated the "separate but equal" doctrine articulated in its 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Court's decision in Brown was, therefore, a violation of ________.

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Stare decisis is a legal principle that requires courts to follow precedent established by previous court decisions. In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of "separate but equal" segregation laws. However, in Brown v. Board of Education, the Court overturned this precedent and declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. This was a violation of stare decisis because the Court was departing from established precedent.

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