BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Gender Equality, Title VII

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SESSIONS v. MORALES-SANTANA, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Gender Equality, Immigration Law

NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United […]

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Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973)

Issues: Abortion, Contraceptives, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Gender Equality

410 U.S. 179 93 S.Ct. 739 35 L.Ed.2d 201 Mary DOE et al., Appellants, v. Arthur K. BOLTON, as Attorney General of the State of Georgia, et al. No. 70?40. Argued Dec. 13, 1971. Reargued Oct. 11, 1972. Decided Jan. 22, 1973. Rehearing Denied Feb. 26, 1973. See 410 U.S. 959, 93 S.Ct. 1410. Counsel: […]

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Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

Issues: Abortion, Civil Rights, Due Process of Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Gender Equality

410 U.S. 113 93 S.Ct. 705 35 L.Ed.2d 147 Jane ROE, et al., Appellants, v. Henry WADE. No. 70-18. Argued Dec. 13, 1971. Reargued Oct. 11, 1972. Decided Jan. 22, 1973. Rehearing Denied Feb. 26, 1973. See 410 U.S. 959, 93 S.Ct. 1409. Counsel: Sarah R. Weddington, Austin, Tex., for appellants. Robert C. Flowers, Asst. […]

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Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 476 U.S. 747 (1986)

Issues: Abortion, Due Process of Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Gender Equality

476 U.S. 747 106 S.Ct. 2169 90 L.Ed.2d 779 Richard THORNBURGH, et al., Appellants v. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS et al. No. 84-495. Argued Nov. 5, 1985. Decided June 11, 1986. Counsel: Andrew S. Gordon, Harrisburg, Pa., for appellants. Kathryn Kolbert, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees. [hr] Syllabus Appellees brought an action in Federal […]

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J.E.B. v. Alabama, 511 U.S. 127 (1994)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Gender Equality

511 U.S. 127 114 S.Ct. 1419 128 L.Ed.2d 89 J.E.B., Petitioner v. ALABAMA ex rel. T.B. No. 92-1239. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 2, 1993. Decided April 19, 1994. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] The Supreme Court of the United States held that making peremptory challenges based solely on a prospective juror’s sex is unconstitutional.J.E.B. […]

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