Board of Education – The Court overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine by ruling that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment.ġ966 – Miranda v. Arizona – The Court ruled that police must inform criminal suspects of their rights before questioning them.ġ973 – Roe v. Wade – By ruling as unconstitutional a state law banning abortion except to save the life of the mother, the Court held that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within her right to privacy (as recognized in an earlier case, Griswold v. Connecticut) protected by the 14th Amendment.Ģ000 – Bush v. Gore – The Court’s ruling-that the manual recount of votes ordered by the state of Florida in the hotly contested 2000 U.S. presidential election was unconstitutional-resulted in Texas Governor George W. Bush winning the election over Vice President Al Gore.Ģ010 – Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission – The Court ruled that the government cannot restrict spending by corporations in political campaigns, because it would be limiting the corporations’ rights of free speech under the First Amendment.
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