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Dred Scott was originally a slave from Missouri. He was living in Illinois where there was no slavery. He filed a lawsuit against being a slave. The U.S. supreme court decided that enslaved were not citizens and could not get protection from courts. It also maintained the truth that congress could not stop slavery in territories. -
With this amendment, slavery was ended in the United States. The result was 4 million+ people were now freed. This occurred as part of the aftermath of the civil war. -
The 14th amendment stated that all people born in the United States are citizens. This also included former slaves. African Americans born in the United States are now citizens and have protection from the law. -
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote. It protected the voting rights of people who are of a different race. However, women could still not vote. -
This was an era after reconstruction from the civil war, that made discriminatory laws. This also made segregation poplar in many states.. -
The court held that as long as segregation was equal, it could be separate. This was while Plessy argued that segregation should not be allowed. -
The Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote. After civil protest, women had achieved this milestone. -
This was a proposed amendment after the 19th amendment, that guaranteed legal gender equality. It did not pass though. However, It did provide awareness to the issue -
This case overturned Plessy v. Fergison. It said that separate but equal was unequal and violated the 14th amendment. Now children of all races can attend public schools. -
This act prohibits discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Segregation was not allowed in public places after this was passed. It also banned employment discrimination. -
The legal barriers preventing African AMericans from voting were removed. All discriminatory voting practices were gotten rid of. -
This mean that favoring certain individuals is regarded as discrimination. So, this helps create positive steps against it. -
Idaho code stated that males were preferred over females for the job. The court unanimously said this was unconstitutional. It violated the equal protection clause and the 14th amendment. -
A white male was rejected from a university because the university had race quotas to fill. The court held this was against the equal protection clause and the 14 amendments. Colleges cannot just not accept someone for quotas. -
A police officer watched someone do consensual sodomy. The constitution did not have protection against sodomy. This meant the court did not rule in favor of it. -
The ADA prevents discrimination against disabilities in every-day activities. This includes the workforce and more. It also means that equality should also be proved to Americans with disabilities. -
Simple voter processes are required by states if the applicant has a driver license. This was to combat the restrictions against unfair voting practices. It followed the voting rights act of 1965. -
This case overturned Bowers case. The Court held that that the due process clause was violated when an officer was arresting for weapons, but saw same sex intercourse. -
Same sex couples sued states of the denial of recognition of marriage. The due process clause was violated. Same sex-couples able to marry can now happen.
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