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When President Kennedy sent federal marshals and troops to the University of Mississippi in 1962 to ensure James Meredith's enrollment, what was the specific legal basis for overriding Governor Ross Barnett's resistance?

Explanation

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had ordered Meredith's admission. When Governor Barnett physically blocked enrollment, Kennedy invoked his Article II duty to enforce federal court orders. He deploy...

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