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Did grutter v bollinger 2003 the supreme court ruled in favor of the equal- protection clause?
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How did the Supreme Court's interpretation of the equal protection clause differ in the Plessy Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education rulings?
in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in the brown, it ruled that clause did not allow segregation
How did supreme court’s interpretation of the equal protection clause differ in the plessy v. Ferguson and brown v. Board of education rulings?
in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in the brown, it ruled that clause did not allow segregation
How did the Supreme Court interpret the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from the 1950s through the 2010s?
To expand the rights of minorities and women but also to limit programs that did not provide equal protection for the majority
What was the significance of the amendment XIV?
The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution has three clauses: the citizenship clause; the due process clause; and the equal protection clause. The citizenship clause essentially gave all blacks citizenship. The due process clause prevented state and local governments from denying persons (individual and corporate) of life, liberty and property without meeting certain requirements. The equal protection clause requires all states to provide equal protection to all individuals under its jurisdiction. The equal protection clause became the basis of the supreme court decision that dismantled racial segregation.
Which legal case saw the Supreme Court apply the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause?
The 15th amendment
List and describe the changes made by the Supreme Court in 1979 towards the constitution in order to make it gender-neutral?
In 1979, the Supreme Court adopted the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. This clause made the amendment more gender-neutral. The Supreme Court pushed for gender-appropriate language to be adopted
Did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education involve the Equal Protection Clause?
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)Yes. The Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court indicated that the decision could also be supported by the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause, but declined to elaborate because the Equal Protection Clause was sufficient to render segregation in the public schools unconstitutional.
In 1993 the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of racial gerrymandering violated the?
The Supreme Court prohibited racial gerrymandering in 1993, holding that the practice violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
What clause of the US Constitution has caused controversy in the Supreme Court concerning same-sex marriage?
Equal Protection and Full Faith and Credit are usually cited.
Which clause established the US cinstitution as a supreme law of the land?
The Supremacy Clause
What did the Supreme Court establish with its ruling that public schools in Washington D.C. could not be segregated?
the idea that the equal protection clause applied to the federal government as well as to the states
Why did the California Supreme Court strike down Proposition 8?
The Court said that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional because it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. That decision is currently under review by the US Supreme Court.
