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Civil Rights
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
A slave tried to sue his owner for his freedom because for a short time he lived in a free state. The supreme court ruled in favor of the owner saying that it would be depriving the owner of his poperty. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The court upheld a law requiring restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and other public places to serve African Americans in separate, but equal, accommodations. -
Korematsu v. U.S.
Upheld the courts decsision of moving all japense-american's out of California due to the decision of making most of the west coast a "military zone". -
Brown v. The Board of Education
The Court prohibited racial segregation in public schools. -
Loving v. Virginia
This decision holds that state laws prohibiting inter-racial marriage are unconstitutional. -
Roe v. Wade
The Court decided that a woman's right to abortion is part of the constitutional right to privacy. -
University of California Regents v. Bakke
The Court decides that a public university may take race into account as a factor in admissions decisions.University of California Regents v. Bakke ( -
Romer v. Evans
The Court found that an amendment in Colorado's constitution, which prevented protection of homosexuals' rights, is unconstitutional. -
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Reaffirmedthat Title 8 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act requires employers to ensure a workplace free from sexual and other forms of discriminatory harassment -
Roper v. Simmons
Saya that the death penalty for juveniles under the age of 18 is unconstitutional. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
The supreme court ruled same sex marriage as la constitutional right in all 50 states. -
Bragdon v. Abbott
The Court holds that HIV infection qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act .
