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Scott v. Sanford
Congress could not prohibit slavery in a territory. Slaves were regarded as property, not citizens. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A state could require racial segregation in public facilities if the facilities offered the two races were equal. -
Korematsu v. United States
Upheld the nation's policy of holding Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII. -
Hernandez v.Texas
Decided that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation in public schools is prohibited by the Constitution. -
Griswold v. Connecticut
Ruled that the Constitution protected a right to privacy -
Reed v. Reed
Gender discrimination violates the equal protection clause of the constitution -
Roe v. Wade
State laws against abortion were unconstitutional. Gave women an unrestricted right to abortion during the first three months of pregnancy. -
Rostker v. Goldberg
Congress can draft men without drafting women. -
United States v. Virginia
State may not finance all-male military school. -
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
A private organization may ban gays from its membership. -
Lawrence v Texas
State law may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners.
