How does the legal precedent set by the decision in the Brown case relate to the concept of federalism?

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Because the Constitution is federal law, that ruling overrode conflicting state segregation laws. This shows federalism in action: federal constitutional authority can limit what state governments may do.

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