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A Brief Review of Major Supreme Court Cases
Brown v. Board of Education took place in Topeka Kansas 1945.this was the question of segregated schooling in the south. Seven-year-old Linda Brown had to cross the railroad tracks and travel miles away to attend her all black school, but her father wanted her to attend the school just a few blocks away which was all white. In the ruling of the case they stated, .".. In the field of public educational facilities are inherently unequal."
McCulloch v. Maryland took place during 1819. This was when they were trying to make a decision of a state bank, or a federal bank, but the ruling of this case the supreme court ruled in the favor of a federal bank and that the federal government is the supreme of the land.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) was a case involving a man by the name of Ernesto Miranda. Miranda was taking in by the police for charges of kidnapping and rape. The courts ruling reinforced the right of accused citizens to due process, or the established legal rules and procedures.
In 1973 the Supreme Court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade, which established a women's right to have an abortion. The Supreme Court's decision stated that states could limit the right to abortion. The decision established limitations could be imposed by the states during the first trimester, or first three months, of pregnancy.
In conclusion, if these events or problems didn't occur we wouldn't have as many rights as we do now. Things happen for a reason they maybe bad or good but in the end you maybe with the results.
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