20.4.1 - SC - Effectiveness of rights protection Flashcards
1
Q
Supreme Court effectiveness of rights protection
A
effectiveness of rights protections
2
Q
In what 2 Supreme Court cases were the rights of same-sex couples protected?
A
- United States v Windsor 2013
- Obergefell v Hodges 2015
3
Q
In what case were the religious rights of employers placed above the rights of women?
A
Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores 2014
4
Q
What controversial Supreme Court ruling was enforced without the support of the president?
A
Citizens United v FEC 2010
5
Q
How did the Supreme Court look weak in the Guantanamo Bay situation?
A
The Supreme Court continuously ruled in favour of detainees but cases kept coming back to the Supreme Court
