4 Major Court Cases

Roe v. Wade • • • • • Year: 1973 Roe: For women’s rights Wade: Defense of Texas statute Issue: Women’s right over her own body.

– Amendments: 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 14 7-2 vote in favor of Roe, pregnancy could be terminated within 90 days.

Susan B. Anthony v. United States • • • • 1873 Susan B. Anthony, 14 other women and in 10 other states.

Issue: Illegal voting, women could vote because they are citizens.

Jury found Anthony guilty of federal offense.

– Anthony refused to pay $100 fine.

– Judge did not jail or arrest Anthony.

Plessy v. Ferguson • • • • • 1896 Homer Plessy Ferguson was the Trial Court Judge Justice Brown was chief justice overhearing the case.

Challenged Jim Crow Laws – 13 th amendment – Equal protection clause of the 14 th amendment.

Plessy v. Ferguson • • • Issue: Homer Plessy a 1/8 th African American was asked to sit back in the blacks only car, but refused.

Fergusons original ruling against Plessy was upheld with a vote of 7-1.

Making Segregation legal in the U.S.

Brown v. Board of Education • • • • 1954 Linda Brown represented by Thurgood Marshall Topeka Kansas Board of Education Justice Warren overheard the case.

Brown v. Board of Education • • • Issue: Linda Brown wanted to send her child to a school 5 miles away from their home. But, the school board said that because her daughter was black she must attend a school 21 blocks away from their home.

Court voted 9-0 in favor of Linda Brown.

Making Segregation illegal in the U.S.