- What do you consider to be the most egregious (wrong) ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in recent/living history?
- What do you see as its crowning (right) achievement?
Following is a short synopsis of some of the more famous modern-day cases. But feel free to research other cases for yourself or that are of special interest to you. There are indeed gobs.
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Brown v. Board of
Education of Topeka (1954):
The Court ruled
that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of
the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.
Roe v. Wade (1973):
The Court, in a landmark
decision, recognized a woman’s constitutional right to choose to have an
abortion under the right to privacy, legalizing abortion across the
United States.
United States v. Nixon
(1974):
The Court ruled that executive
privilege is not absolute and ordered Nixon to release the tapes,
contributing to his resignation.
Bush v. Gore (2000):
The Court, in a
controversial decision, halted the recount, effectively awarding
Florida’s electoral votes to George W. Bush and settling the election in his
favor.
District of Columbia v.
Heller (2008):
The Court, in a landmark
decision, affirmed an individual’s right to possess firearms for self-defense
the home, interpreting the Second Amendment as protecting an individual
right to bear arms.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010):
The Court, overruling an earlier decision, Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce (Austin), that allowed prohibitions on independent expenditures by corporations.
Nat’l Federation of
Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012):
The Supreme Court upheld
by a vote of 5–4 the individual mandate to buy health insurance as a
constitutional exercise of Congress's power under the Taxing and Spending
Clause (taxing power). Upheld the Affordable
Care Act (Obamacare)
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s
Health Organization (2022):
The Court overturned 50
years of precedent, overruling Roe v. Wade.
(by PrimalSoup)
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