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On this day, the Supreme Court issues the Korematsu decision

by NCC Staff

In December 1944, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial decisions, which upheld the constitutionality of…

On this day, the Supreme Court issues the Korematsu decision
On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race

by NCC Staff

On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest between George W. Bush…

On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race
When the Supreme Court first ruled on affirmative action

by NCC Staff

On June 28, 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, laying the groundwork for…

When the Supreme Court first ruled on affirmative action
On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment

by NCC Staff

On June 13, 1866, the House approved a Senate-proposed version of the 14th Amendment, sending it to the states for approval. Two…

On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment
Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation

by NCC Staff

The decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka on May 17, 1954 is perhaps the most famous of all Supreme Court cases, as it…

Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation
On this day, Supreme Court reviews redistricting

by NCC Staff

On March 26, 1962, the Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr, finding that it had the power to review the redistricting of state…

On this day, Supreme Court reviews redistricting
On this day, Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her bus seat

by NCC Staff

Today marks the anniversary of Rosa Parks’ decision to sit down for her rights on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, putting the effort…

On this day, Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her bus seat
Remembering the Supreme Court’s first dissenter

by Scott Bomboy

On December 27, 1771, future Supreme Court Justice William Johnson, Jr., was born in South Carolina. Johnson has attracted a…

Remembering the Supreme Court’s first dissenter
Channeling Justice Ginsburg in the Mississippi Abortion Fight

by Marcia Coyle

More than 130 friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed by anti-abortion and abortion rights groups in the Mississippi abortion…

Channeling Justice Ginsburg in the Mississippi Abortion Fight
On this day: Supreme Court rejects race-based marriage laws

by NCC Staff

On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court issued its Loving v. Virginia decision, which struck down laws that banned marriages between…

On this day: Supreme Court rejects race-based marriage laws
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