Supreme Court - Effectiveness of rights protection/Immigration reform Flashcards
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Succeeded in protecting - Free speech, Gun control, Abortion, AA, States rights
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- Free speech - Snyder v Phelps funeral protests, Texas v Johnson flag burning, Cit Uni V FEC - Donations are a form of speech
- Gun control - DC v Heller 2008 reaffirmed gun ownership, Chicago v McDonald 2010 protected
- Cruel and unusual punishment - Hamdi v Rumsfeld 2004/6 gitmo exposed
- Abortion - Roe V Wade 1973 right to abortion, Whole Womand Health v Hellerstedt ban texas law restructng access
- Affirmative action - Uni of Cal v Bakke 1978 , Fisher v Texas and Grutter v bollinger 2003 upheld race as factor
- Protection of states rights - Texas v US 2016 Obamas DAPA unlawful
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Failed in protecting - Free speech, Gun control, Cruel punishment, Abortion, AA, States rights
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- Free speech - Cit uni v FEC contradicted McConnell V FEC 2003 by saying camp donations are Free Speech, 1st to corps
- Gun control - 2010 Chicago v McDonald Alito said not any gun, any where any time
- Cruel and unusual punishment - Gitmo ruling 3 times, still remains open
- Abortion - Gonzales v Carhart upheld ban on types, Burwell v Hobby lobby emp can opt out of providing aortion cover in healthcare
- Affirmative action - Schuette v Coalition to defend AA - ruled states can ban AA in unis
- Protection of states rights - NFIB v Sebelius 2012 upheld constitutionality of Obamacare tax related
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Immigration reform
DACA and DAPA
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- Would have prevented 5 of 11M undocumented from deportation
- DACA was for those under 31 who had lived for ages
- DAPA Extended to include adults and those w legal children
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Immigration reform - Key events
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Key events
- 2009 - DREAM Act reintroduced into congress
- 2010 - DREAM Defeated 3 times in congress
- 2010 - AZ passes criminalisation of no papers
- 2011 - DREAM Reintroduced
- 2012 - SC Strikes down AZ Criminalisation but allows checks, upholding federal immig policy
- 2013 - Bipartisan immig reform act passed by gang of 8 senators
- 2014 - Obama extends DACA and introduces DAPA via EA
- 2015 - Injunction on DAPA
- 2017 - Texas strikes down DAPA
