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ruled (7–2) that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom, that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States, and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.3.6.1857 -
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime -
granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” -
granted African American men the right to vote -
U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality. "Separate but equal"
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women's right to vote -
The court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality -
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -
prohibited the states from using literacy tests and other methods of excluding African Americans from voting -
administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes -
protects from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance
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the court said that racial quotas violated equal protection under the law in the 14th amendment -
prohibits discrimination based on disability -
Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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