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Dred Scott, a Missouri slave sued for his freedom on the basis that he'd lived in a "free" territory previously, and his rights were being violated when placed into slavery? Ruling? |
Dred Scott v. Sanford- Court ruled against Scott, citing that he was his master's property under the Constitution. Also ruled the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. (1857) |
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Which case upheld Louisiana's law requiring public places to serve African Americans in separate but equal accommodations stating that the law did not cite blacks as inferior by providing equal facilities, therefore no rights were violated. |
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) |
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What case outlawed the Nebraska state ban that said no foreign language instruction in private schools for all pre-8th grader levels on the basis that it violated the 14th Amendment? |
Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) |
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What case led to the ruling that the University of Missouri would have to accept a black student because it was their only law school and therefore separate but equal would not apply? |
Gaines v. Canada (1938) |
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What case declared that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional in the field of public education as it violated the Equal Protection clause of the 14th amendment, and paved the way for the desegregation movement? |
Brown v. Board of Eduction (1954) |
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What case led to the ruling that all subjects must be verbally informed of their rights before being questioned by police? |
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) |
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What court case led to the ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits both intentional job discrimination and employer practices that create a discriminatory effect on African Americans and women? |
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1971) |
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What two cases led to the ruling that abortion was legal within the first trimester of pregnancy under rights of privacy. But left it up to individual states as to how they would intervene in second and third trimester abortions as long as the state balanced the two interests of protecting prenatal life and protecting the health of the mother? |
Roe v. Wade (1973) and Doe v. Bolton (1973) |
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What case led to the ruling that makes sodomy a crime as the law served a state interest by promoting "majority sentiments about morality." |
Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) |
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What overturned Bowers v. Hardwick stating that homosexuality is protected under privacy laws, and sodomy laws are unconstitutional under equal protection since the anti-sodomy laws did not apply to heterosexual couples, only homosexual couples? |
Lawrence v. Texas (2002) |
