8/28: the court in american politics

grisworld v connecticut (1965)

couples right to contraception

loving v virginia (1967)

interracial marriage becomes legal

bowers v hardwick (1986)

no right for gay men to engage in sexual sodomy

• overturned in in 2003 w/ lawrence v texas

lawrence v texas (2003)

state cannot criminalize private sexual conduct

dred scott v sanford (1857)

no citizenship for slaves int he north during the civil war era

us v wong kim ark (1898)

birthright citizenship made legal

korematsu v us (1944)

legalized japanese internment camps in ww2 era

riley v california (2014)

warrant required to search phone as evidence for trial

mahanoy area school district v BL (2021)

legal for students to discuss school matters outside of campus grounds

twitter, inc v taamneh (2023)

social media platforms do not aid and abet organizations that cause harm? (isis)

gideon v wainwright (1963)

all criminals must have a lawyer

miranda v arizona (1968)

everyone arrested must be read their miranda rights

baze v rees (2008)

four-drug lethal injection process is protected by the eighth amendment, not considered a cruel and unusual punishment

ramirez v collier (2022)

texas’ restrictions on religious touch and audible prayer in the execution chamber violates the religious land use and institutionalized persons act

us v nixon (1974)

response to watergate scandal: potus required to release evidence even if it stands against him

youngstown sheet and tube company v sawyer (1952)

potus doesn’t have the ability to seize control of steel mills during ww2

trump v us (2024)

response to jan 6 attacks: potus has immunity from criminalization

brown v board of education (1954)

schools are no longer desegregated

students for fair admissions v harvard

affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional

national federation of independent business v department of labor, occupational safety

is covid 19 vaccine required in workspaces?

biden v nebraska

potus (biden) can’t forgive student loans