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Griswold v. Connecticut
Planned Parenthood opened a clinic and challenged a state law that forbid married couples from using contraception. The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the right of marital privacy and that states cannot restrict the use of contraception. -
Loving v. Virginia
The marriage of Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving was illegal according to Virginia's antimiscegenation statute, which banned inter-racial marriages. The Supreme Court ruled that Virgina's law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and was unconstitutional. -
Roe v. Wade
Jane Roe challenged a Texas law that forbid abortions. The Supreme Court ruled that a woman's right to choose to have an abortion was protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as a form of the right to privacy. -
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
The Boy Scouts revoked the membership of Eagle Scout/Scoutmaster James Dale because he was gay. The Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts' First Amendment right of expressive association allows them to bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders. -
Sell v. United States
The Supreme Court ruled that, under certain circumstances, the federal government is permitted to force a mentally ill defendant to take antipsychotic drugs so that they're competent to stand trial for certain types of crimes