As early as 1868 Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, a leading Radical during the reconstruction, made many decisions with the Supreme Court that weakened African Americans' civil rights. He continued to segregate them and deny them rights as voters.
They segregated them and denied there voting rights.
The requirements for the supreme court is to ensure they are following the constitution in all rulings.
guaranteed African Americans protection from actions by other citizens
The Supreme Court reviews the rulings of the lower Federal Courts. They hear cases that they grant certiorary to typically related to Constitutional law. Their rulings are the official Federal interpretation of the law.
The Judicial Branch
The Justices' rulings would be protected from political inflence/\.
They segregated them and denied their voting rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court played a significant role in ending Reconstruction by issuing a series of rulings that weakened federal protections for civil rights. In particular, the court's decisions in cases like United States v. Cruikshank (1876) and United States v. Reese (1876) limited the ability of the federal government to prosecute individuals for violating the civil rights of African Americans. These rulings undermined the progress made during Reconstruction and effectively paved the way for the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in the South.
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Legal challenges during Reconstruction contributed to its decline in several ways. The Supreme Court rulings, like the Slaughterhouse Cases and United States v. Cruikshank, weakened federal protections for civil rights, allowing states to impose discriminatory laws. The emergence of Jim Crow laws and the systematic disenfranchisement of African Americans further undermined the gains made during Reconstruction. Additionally, the Compromise of 1877, which resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election, removed federal troops from the South, leaving African Americans vulnerable to intimidation and violence from white supremacist groups.
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The Supreme Court rulings said civil rights were decided by state and local law.
The US Constitution is the historic legal document that most US Supreme Court rulings are based on.
The requirements for the supreme court is to ensure they are following the constitution in all rulings.
The rulings of the US Supreme Court supercedes the rulings of all Lower Courts in the United States.
guaranteed African Americans protection from actions by other citizens
In 1978 the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act gave the government even broader powers to inquire into the lives of Americans
The Supreme Court provides final rulings on the constitutionality of state and local laws.