2022Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In as First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice

June 30: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black woman...
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⚖️ Supreme Court Rules Against School Segregation in Brown v. Board of Education

Supreme Court Rules Against School Segregation in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Civil Rights MovementSupreme CourtSegregationEducationRacial DiscriminationLegislationEquality
United StatesUnited States

⚖️ Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion Nationwide

Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion Nationwide (1973)
Supreme CourtReproductive RightsLegal HistoryCivil RightsConstitutional LawGender EqualitySocial Change
United StatesUnited States

🗳️ Supreme Court Declares Bush President in Bush v. Gore

Supreme Court Declares Bush President in Bush v. Gore (2000)
Supreme CourtPresidential ElectionGeorge W. BushLegal SystemConstitutional Law
United StatesUnited States

🎉 Juneteenth Officially Declared a Federal Holiday in the United States

June 19: Joe Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making Juneteenth a federal holiday. It is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Juneteenth Officially Declared a Federal Holiday in the United States (2021)
Joe BidenCivil RightsAfrican American HistoryEqualityLegislation
United StatesUnited States

⚖️ Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In as First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice

June 30: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black woman on the Supreme Court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In as First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice (2022)
Supreme CourtCivil RightsEqualityGender EqualityRace Relations
United StatesUnited States