1973Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion Nationwide

January 22: The Supreme Court of the United States decides R...
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📜 Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Approved

Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Approved (1868)
Civil RightsConstitutional LawReconstruction EraEqualityCitizenshipAmerican PoliticsLegal History
United StatesUnited States

⚖️ 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

🏳️‍🌈 Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide (2015)
LGBTQ+Marriage EqualityCivil RightsSupreme CourtJudicial ReviewSocial ChangeConstitutional Law
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)
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