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Liberal justice appointed by Clinton in 1993

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Ruth Bater Ginsberg

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1st Chief Justice appointed by John Adams

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John Marshall

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Chief Justice Eisenhower appointed

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Earl Warren

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Conservative Supreme Court justice appointed by George W Bush in 2005

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John Roberts

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Conservative SC justice appointed by Reagan

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Antonin Scalia

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Swing justice appointed by Regan

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Anthony Kennedy

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Conservative and 2nd black on SC, appointed by Regan

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Clarence Thomas

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Liberal appointed by Clinton

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Steven Briar

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Conservative appointed by George W Bush

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Samuel Alito

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3rd woman appointed to SC by Obama

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Sonya Sotamior (liberal)

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4th woman appointed to SC by Obama

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Elaina Kagen (liberal)

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People have a right to own guns

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Heller v. District of Columbia

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High school students wanted to wear black arm bands to protest war and school said it was disruptive

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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Bong hits 4 Jesus sign during assembly

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Fredrick v. Morris

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Publisher said _____ had sex with his mom and stuff

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Larney Flint v. Jerry Fallwell (Flint won)

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Group of natzis wanted to march in Illinois

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Stokey Case

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Dude against homosexuality

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Fred Phelps

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Man who got kicked out of white only train (separate but equal)

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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You need to integrate schools

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Brown v. Board of education

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Brought a case against Cali college because they let a less qualified black dude in before him

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Allen Bakke

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Husband and wide got divorced and their kid died

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Reed v. Reed

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Made interracial marriages legal

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Loving v. Virginia

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Threw out the defense of marriage act

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Winsler v. US

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Gay marriage is legal

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Obergethal

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Antisodomy laws are overturned

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Lawrence v. Texas

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Mormon church wanted polygamy

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Reynolds v. US

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Dude couldn’t afford an attorney so they provided one for him

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Gideon

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Evidence was obtained illegally so it was thrown out

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Mapp v. Ohio

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Dude didn’t know his rights

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Miranda Case

30
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Made birth control for married couples legal

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Grizwald v. Connecticut

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Same sex “sex”

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Bowers vs Hardwick

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Girl who was pregnant and wanted an abortion

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Norma McCorvey

33
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First female on SC appointed by Reagan

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Sandra Day O’Connor

34
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The Supreme Court ruled that the states can’t stop the national government from doing what they need to do

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Mucullock v Maryland

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