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CIVIL RIGHTS CASES
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12th Grade
03/20/2011

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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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slaves were not protected by the consititution.
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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seperate but equal constitutional
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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seperate but equal unconstitutional
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (1971)
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busing kids to schools to achieve racial diveristy irregarless of geography ok because it ensures everyone would have equal educational oppurtunities
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle (2007)
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race cannot be used in specific schools solely to create racial diversity not a compelling state interest. followup to swann
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Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
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equal protection extends to racial groups (here it concerned jury selection)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Japanese interment ok (gov meet strict scrutiny standard)
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Craig v. Boren (1976)
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laws based on gender deserve intermediate scrutiny
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Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
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sodomy laws constitutional
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Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
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states cannot ban sodomy due to the due process clause

overturns Bowers v. Hardwick
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Romer v. Evans (1996)
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anti-antidiscrimination laws are unconstituional (this case involed colorado amendment to stop any special status used for homosexuals)
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University of California v. Bakke (1978)
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racial quotas are unconstitutional however race can be taken into consideration in admission decisions for the benifits of diversity in the classroom
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Adarand Constructors v. Pena (1995)
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racial rules by the federal government are subject to strict scrutiny (the case here involved favoring minorities for construction projects)
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Grutter v. Bollinger and
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upheld Powell's concurring opinion in Bakke in that narrowly tailored affirmative action rules for obtaining educational benifits of diversity was ok

law school
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Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
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admissions plans with a point system for minorities (affirmative action) was unconsitutional as it was too mechanistic

undergraduate
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