14th Amendment and Civil Rights

Brown v. Board of Education (AA)

Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Loving v. Virginia (AA)

Court struck down state laws banning interracial marriage. It violated the Equal Protection and Due Process.

Reed v. Reed (Women)

Supreme Court decided that states could not give preference to men over women in legal matters.

U.S v. Virginia (Women)

Court ruled that the Virginia Military Institute's male-only admissions policy was unconstitutional.

Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez (Indig)

Court recognized tribal sovereignty but also addressed whether tribal laws that discriminated based on sex violated equal protection.

McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission (Indig)

Court ruled that the state of Arizona could not tax the income of a Navajo woman living and working on her reservation.

Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett (ADA)

Court found that states are not always required to pay damages for failing to accommodate people with disabilities, emphasized equal protection.

Tennessee v. Lane (ADA)

Court held that states must provide access to courthouses for people with disabilities.

Obergefell v. Hodges (LGBTQ)

Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry.

Romer v. Hodges (LGBTQ)

Court struck down a Colorado law that prevented cities from protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.