Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

ARMOUR v. INDIANAPOLIS, 566 U.S. 673 (2012)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment

132 S.Ct. 2073 (2012) Christine ARMOUR, et al., Petitioners v. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, et al. No. 11-161.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 29, 2012.Decided June 4, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Equal Protection of the Laws — Financing Public Improvement Projects — Rational Basis for Forgiving Unpaid Assessments while Issuing no Refunds. Where […]

ARTHUR v. DUNN, 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THOMAS D. ARTHUR v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, ?COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT ??OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 16?602. Decided February 21, 2017 ?The motion of Certain Medical Professionals and Medical Ethicists for leave to […]

OBERGEFELL v. HODGES, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015)

Issues: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Same-Sex Marriage

Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574. 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015) 192 L. Ed. 2d 609 576 U.S. ___ James OBERGEFELL, et al., Petitioners v. Richard HODGES, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al.; Valeria Tanco, et al., Petitioners v. Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al.; April DeBoer, et al., Petitioners v. Rick Snyder, Governor of […]

YICK WO v. HOPKINS, 118 U.S. 356 (1886)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment

6 S.Ct. 1064 YICK WO v. HOPKINS, SHERIFF. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WO LEE v. HOPKINS, SHERIFF. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Submitted April 14, 1886. Decided May 10, 1886. In a suit brought to this court from a State […]

BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)

Issues: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Racial Segregation

74 S.Ct. 686 BROWN ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS.[*] No. 1. Argued December 9, 1952. Reargued December 8, 1953. Decided May 17, 1954. [*] Page 483 Together with No. 2, Briggs et al. v. Elliott et al., on […]

Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

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 States v. Detroit […]

PLESSY v. FERGUSON, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)

Issues: Civil Rights, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Racial Segregation

163 U.S. 537;?16 S.Ct. 1138;?41 L.Ed. 256 PLESSY v. FERGUSON. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT No. 210. May 18, 1896. Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of “separate but equal”.?The decision was […]

Harris v. Ariz. Indep. Redistricting Comm?n, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, One Person One Vote Principle, Voting Rights Act of 1965

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. […]

Palmer v. Thompson, 403 U.S. 217 (1971)

Issues: Civil Rights, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Racial Segregation

403 U.S. 217 91 S.Ct. 1940 29 L.Ed.2d 438 Hazel PALMER et al., Petitioners, v. Allen C. THOMPSON, Mayor, City of Jackson, et al. No. 107. Argued Dec. 14, 1970. Decided June 14, 1971. Counsel: Paul A. Rosen, Detroit, Mich., and William M. Kunstler, New York City, for petitioners. William F. Goodman, Jr., Jackson, Miss., […]

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 […]

Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Civil Rights, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Racial Segregation

476 U.S. 79 106 S.Ct. 1712 90 L.Ed.2d 69 James Kirkland BATSON, Petitioner, v. KENTUCKY. No. 84-6263. Argued Dec. 12, 1985. Decided April 30, 1986. [qtbl style=”color:gray;] Summary:?The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenge in a criminal case?the dismissal of jurors without stating a valid cause for doing so?may not […]

Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Elections, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

531 U.S. 98 121 S.Ct. 525 148 L.Ed.2d 388 GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., PETITIONERS v. ALBERT GORE, Jr., et al. No. 00 949 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES [December 12, 2000] ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT Per Curiam. * On December 8, 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered […]

Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, One Person One Vote Principle

EVENWEL ET AL. v. ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL., (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 14-940 578 U.S. ___ (2016) Argued: December 8, 2015????Decided: April 4, 2016 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Holding:?Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the one person, one vote […]

ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS v. ALABAMA

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965

United States Supreme Court No. 13-895 Argued: November 12, 2014????Decided: March 25, 2015Syllabus:?In 2012 Alabama redrew the boundaries of the State’s 105 House districts and 35 Senate districts. In doing so, while Alabama sought to achieve numerous traditional districting objectives–e.g., compactness, not splitting counties or precincts, minimizing change, and protecting incumbents–it placed yet greater importance […]