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Final issue on civil liberties

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Right to privacy: amendments 3 and 4

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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

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Established the “exclusionary rule” for states

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Exclusionary rule + what modified it

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Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court

-plain sight doctrine

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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

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Individuals have the right to privacy in matters of sexuality

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Roe v. Wade(1973) + what it is based on

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Abortion is constitutionally protected

-4th amendment

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U.S. v Leon (1984)

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-Modified Mapp by creating the “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule
EX: officer has warrant to search first floor of house… Hears water running and goes to turn off downstairs and finds drug operation

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Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)

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Upheld 24hr wait period for minors seeking an abortion, struck down “informed spousal consent ,” upheld the basic principles of roe,

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What’s the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

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The basis for civil rights rests on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment

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Brown v. Board (1954)

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Declared that “separate but equal” is a “denial of the equal protection of the laws

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When was the Equal Protection Clause applied in a forceful way?

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Even though the incorporation doctrine wasn’t applied until Gitlow(1925), it wasn’t until Brown v. Board that it was forceful

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What has the court adopted? What is it?

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Strict scrutiny test: law that discriminates must fulfill a “compelling government interest” (based on race)

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Prohibited discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants

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Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States(1964)

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Upheld civil rights act of 1964 by invoking the Commerce Clause

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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  • added protections for the right of black americans to vote
  • added provisions for assistance in the registration process
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Civil Rights Act of 1968 +what it helped

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Made illegal the practice of selling real estate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender
-helped keep suburbs of america white

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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg County Schools (1971)

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Allowed school districts to employ busing as a means of complying with the desegregation mandate or the Brown decision

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California Board of Regents v. Bakke(1978)

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  • racial quotas are unconstitutional. They constitute “reverse discrimination” and violate equal protection
  • universities can use race as one among many factors in admissions
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Richmond v. Corson(1989)

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Led to a set of procedures for judging the legitimacy of affirmative action programs

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Procedures for judging affirmative action programs

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1) is there evidence of past discrimination against racial minorities
2) if yes, the affirmative action program must be “narrowly tailored to break down patterns of past discrimination”

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Gratz v. Bollinger(2004)

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University of Michigan’s affirmative action program unconstitutional. Relied too much on a quota-like system

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Grutter v. Bollinger

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University of Michigan law school’s affirmative action program upheld: it relied on a broad-based method of factoring race into admissions

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What did California do in 1996?

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Passed a law prohibiting the use of race or gender in government hiring practices and public university admissions

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What did Michigan do in 2006?

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Passed a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in the state’s public universities

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What are 4 important events for women?

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1) Seneca Falls Convention
2) 19th Amendment
3) Publication of the Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
4) Formation of National Organization for Women in 1966

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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No gender discrimination in hiring

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Title IX of the Education Act of 1972

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No gender discrimination in public education

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Reed v. Reed (1971)

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Unconstitutional for states to favor men over women in selecting the executor of an estate

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Craig v. Boren (1976)

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Medium scrutiny standard established for gender discrimination

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Dothard v. Rawlinson (1977)

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States cannot prevent women from serving as prison guards in all-male prisons

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UAW v. Johnson (1992)

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Employers cannot disqualify a woman from a job just because it is a potential er health

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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(2007)

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  • court decided against Ledbetters’ complaint of pay discrimination but….
  • congress took up the case and passed the Lilly Ledbetter Act in 2009.
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Lilly Ledbetter Act (2009)

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Allowed women to sue employers for wage discrimination regardless of when the discrimination occurred

33
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Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)

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Upheld a Georgia antisodomy law

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Romer v. Evans(1992)

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Figure 6-31 size classes struck down Colorado constitutional amendment forbidding passage of laws protecting homosexuals

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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)

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  • upheld boy scouts policy barring homosexuals from the organization
  • boy scouts invoked “freedom of association” clause of 1st amendment
  • opponents invoked cicil rights act of 1964
36
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Lawrence v. Texas(2003)

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Overturned Romer in ruling antisodomy laws unconstitutional

37
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United States v. Windsor(2013)

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Defense of marriage act ruled unconstitutional

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Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

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  • ruled that states must issue marriage licenses to gat couples in compliance with equal protection clause of the 14th amendment
  • gay marriage made effectively legal in all 50 states
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1992 president bill clinton

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Issued executive order establishing the “Dont ask, Dont tell” policy

40
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Don’t ask, Don’t tell policy

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If you weree in the military, dont ask anyone of you are gay, dont tell anyone if you are gay,. If they find out you are gay, you are out

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1996 Bill Clinton

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Signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA)

42
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Defense of Marriage Act

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Gave states exemption from the “full faith and credit” clause of the constitution in matters of gay marriage

43
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Throughout the George W. Bush administration

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Gay marriage opponents pushed a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage

44
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2008 only states that allowed….

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Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California only 3 states that allowed gay marriage

45
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2010 Congress

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Repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

46
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American Association of Retired Persons(AARP)

  • founded
  • what are they
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  • founded in 1958

- powerful interest group representing the interests of the elderly

47
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What is AARP most committed to?

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preserving social security and medicare

48
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What does AARP also guard against?

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Age discrimination in employment

49
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Why don’t politicians cross AARP?

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Old people vote

50
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In 1975…

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Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA)

51
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What practices did IDEA create?

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1) Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
2) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)-cant charge extra
3) Least Restrictive Environment(LRE)

52
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Least Restrictive Environment

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School required by law to mainstream as many students as possible

53
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In 1990…

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Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

54
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ADA (3)

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  • applies the civil rights act of 1964 to those with a disability
  • mandates that employers provide “reasonable accommodations” for disabled employees
  • mandates that “public accommodations” provide accessibility to disabled
55
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Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Enforces all legislation pertaining to reservations and other related matters

56
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What does the U.S. Government recognize Indian Reservations as ?

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Semi-sovereign

57
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What do civil rights questions often revolve around?

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The extent of aid owed to native americans

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