通过对美国的种族隔离政策违反了"平等的法律保护"的宪法条款的裁决，高院的正义一击对美国国内和其在海外的战略利益产生了重要影响。
By holding that American apartheid violated the constitutional command of "equal protection of the laws," the court struck a blow for justice at home and American strategic interests abroad.