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Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 2000, that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation.It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries.
United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542 (1876), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court [1] ruling that the U.S. Bill of Rights did not limit the power of private actors or state governments despite the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment. It reversed the federal criminal convictions for the civil rights violations ...
June 23, 2024 at 12:58 PM. The Biden campaign is banking on abortion rights to be a galvanizing issue in the election. WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at ...
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July 29, 2024 at 8:58 AM. Vice President Harris on Monday backed President Biden’s push for term limits for Supreme Court justices and a constitutional amendment to counteract their recent ...
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832), was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
Fears about what an untethered president could spell for the Justice Department have only increased in the weeks since the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity, a 6-3 ruling that ...