I believe it’s the second option/one sorry if I’m incorrect
<span>provision of the fourteenth amendment that served as a cornerstone of the supreme courts decision in brown v. board of education was: </span><span>the equal protection clause
In Brown v. board of education, the court ruled out that the board of education could not ruled out brown from the university admission based on his color. This decision was made because of the equal protection clause</span>
Its "join or die", this was created by Benjamin Franklin telling the other states to join the U.S
A the lower courts rulling stands and cannot be repealed i think