236869469 | Bakke v. University of California | Government may take race into account to remedy past racial prejudice, but strict quotas are unconstitutional. | |
236869470 | Roe v. Wade (1973) | States can regulate abortions only in certain circumstances based on privacy rights inherent in the Bill of Rights. | |
236869471 | Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) | Established that the "Right to privacy" was inherent in the Bill of Rights. | |
236869472 | Citizens United v. FEC | Corporations can make independent campaign donations in federal campaigns. | |
236869473 | Roper v. Simmons (2005) | Capital punishment against those under 18 violates the 8th amend protection against cruel and unusual punishment. | |
236869474 | Lawrence v. Texas (2003) | The USSC strikes down state anti-sodomy laws as violations of the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause. |
COD Supreme Court Landmark Cases 12-17
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