Download 4 Major Court Cases

4 Major Court Cases
Roe v. Wade
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Year: 1973
Roe: For women’s rights
Wade: Defense of Texas statute
Issue: Women’s right over her own body.
– Amendments: 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 14
• 7-2 vote in favor of Roe, pregnancy could be
terminated within 90 days.
Susan B. Anthony v. United States
• 1873
• Susan B. Anthony, 14 other women and in 10
other states.
• Issue: Illegal voting, women could vote
because they are citizens.
• Jury found Anthony guilty of federal offense.
– Anthony refused to pay $100 fine.
– Judge did not jail or arrest Anthony.
Plessy v. Ferguson
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1896
Homer Plessy
Ferguson was the Trial Court Judge
Justice Brown was chief justice overhearing
the case.
• Challenged Jim Crow Laws
– 13th amendment
– Equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.
Plessy v. Ferguson
• Issue: Homer Plessy a 1/8th African American
was asked to sit back in the blacks only car,
but refused.
• Fergusons original ruling against Plessy was
upheld with a vote of 7-1.
• Making Segregation legal in the U.S.
Brown v. Board of Education
• 1954
• Linda Brown represented by Thurgood
Marshall
• Topeka Kansas Board of Education
• Justice Warren overheard the case.
Brown v. Board of Education
• Issue: Linda Brown wanted to send her child
to a school 5 miles away from their home.
But, the school board said that because her
daughter was black she must attend a school
21 blocks away from their home.
• Court voted 9-0 in favor of Linda Brown.
• Making Segregation illegal in the U.S.