People And Cases Flashcards
(34 cards)
Liberal justice appointed by Clinton in 1993
Ruth Bater Ginsberg
1st Chief Justice appointed by John Adams
John Marshall
Chief Justice Eisenhower appointed
Earl Warren
Conservative Supreme Court justice appointed by George W Bush in 2005
John Roberts
Conservative SC justice appointed by Reagan
Antonin Scalia
Swing justice appointed by Regan
Anthony Kennedy
Conservative and 2nd black on SC, appointed by Regan
Clarence Thomas
Liberal appointed by Clinton
Steven Briar
Conservative appointed by George W Bush
Samuel Alito
3rd woman appointed to SC by Obama
Sonya Sotamior (liberal)
4th woman appointed to SC by Obama
Elaina Kagen (liberal)
People have a right to own guns
Heller v. District of Columbia
High school students wanted to wear black arm bands to protest war and school said it was disruptive
Tinker v. Des Moines
Bong hits 4 Jesus sign during assembly
Fredrick v. Morris
Publisher said _____ had sex with his mom and stuff
Larney Flint v. Jerry Fallwell (Flint won)
Group of natzis wanted to march in Illinois
Stokey Case
Dude against homosexuality
Fred Phelps
Man who got kicked out of white only train (separate but equal)
Plessy v. Ferguson
You need to integrate schools
Brown v. Board of education
Brought a case against Cali college because they let a less qualified black dude in before him
Allen Bakke
Husband and wide got divorced and their kid died
Reed v. Reed
Made interracial marriages legal
Loving v. Virginia
Threw out the defense of marriage act
Winsler v. US
Gay marriage is legal
Obergethal