<P> Pressure increased across the country . The related civil suit was heard in federal district court and , on June 4 , 1956 , the court ruled in Browder v. Gayle ( 1956 ) that Alabama 's racial segregation laws for buses were unconstitutional . As the state appealed the decision , the boycott continued . The case moved on to the United States Supreme Court . On November 13 , 1956 , the Supreme Court upheld the district court 's ruling , ruling that segregation on public buses and transportation was against the law . </P>
<P> Pressure increased across the country . The related civil suit was heard in federal district court and , on June 4 , 1956 , the court ruled in Browder v. Gayle ( 1956 ) that Alabama 's racial segregation laws for buses were unconstitutional . As the state appealed the decision , the boycott continued . The case moved on to the United States Supreme Court . On November 13 , 1956 , the Supreme Court upheld the district court 's ruling , ruling that segregation on public buses and transportation was against the law . </P>
when did the supreme court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional
when did the supreme court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional
November 13 , 1956
November 13 , 1956