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Dred Scott V. Sandford
Dred Scott was labeled as property in a free state and the court decided he was property. -
13th Amendment
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery during his presidency in the slave states. he didn't get rid of slavery just abolished it so it couldn't spread anymore. -
14th Amendment
it aimed to grant all people American citizenship despite of what they look like or how they act -
15th Amendment
the 15th Amendment allowed all men to vote regardless of color -
plessy v ferguson
Louisiana put in place a separate car act which would mean that whites and blacks would have to drive on separate roads. Plessy argued that it violated his 13th and 14th amendment. court ruled saying it didnt violate his amendments -
19th Amendment
the right to vote shall not be denied based on sex -
brown v board
African Americans were denied public education. so brown argued the "separate but equal" claim. court ruled for brown in this case as it violated their 14th -
civil rights act of 1964
the civil rights act of 1964 outlawed all discrimination.race, color, sex, and religion -
voting rights act of 1965
it allowed people of color to vote -
reed v reed
in reed v reed it states that men get appointed everything. sally reed challenged the court saying men shouldn't be appointed. court ruled it to be violating the 14th -
title IX
no person shall be excluded from anything based on sex -
regents of the university of california v bakke
bakke believed he was rejected from the university of California because of his race. court ruled in bakkes favor -
americans with disabilities act
prohibits discrimination towards people with disabilities -
obergefell v hodges
obergefell went to court saying that the states that banned same sex marriage. the court ruled in favor of obergefell
