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4. The Supreme Court and Civil Rights > Essay: Evaluate the view that the Supreme Court is the best place to protect rights of citizens in the US > Flashcards

Essay: Evaluate the view that the Supreme Court is the best place to protect rights of citizens in the US Flashcards

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Themes

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  • 1st and 2nd amendment
  • Segregation
  • Abortion
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1st amendment - do protect rights

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FEC v US - 2010

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2nd amendment - do protect rights

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DC vs Heller

Chicago vs McDonald

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1st amendment - don’t protect rights

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  • Zelman v Simmons-Harris
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Abortion - rights protected

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  • Roe v Wade - permitted under 14th amendment
  • Upheld by countless recent rulings - Whole Woman v Hellerstadt
  • Texas abortion laws - ruled unconstitutional
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Abortion - rights not protected

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  • 1989 - Webster v Reproductive Health - Missouri
  • 1992 - Planned parenthood v Casey

2021 - Texas Abortion laws upheld
- Recent leaked Roe v Wade

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Segregation - rights protected

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  • 1954 - overruled Plessy v Ferguson 1896 - Brown v Board of Education Topeka
  • Reinforced by de facto segregation - Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg
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