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- Eisenstadt v. Baird
In 1972 the US Supreme Court decides that laws criminalizing the distribution of contraception to unmarried people are unconstitutional.
created: 04 Jul 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 04 Jul 2007
- Gonzales v. Carhart
Gonzales v. Carhart was decided by the US Supreme Court in 2007 and represents the first time that the US Supreme Court has allowed a state law criminalizing an abortion procedure. (Click here for sexinthepublicsquare.wordpress.com posts discussing the case.)
created: 09 Jun 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 09 Jun 2007
- Griswold v. Connecticut
In 1965 the US Supreme Court finds that laws prohibiting the distribution of contraception to married people violates people's rights to privacy.
created: 04 Jul 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 04 Jul 2007
- Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1967, and it declared unconstitutional state laws making interracial marriage illegal.
created: 09 Jun 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 09 Jun 2007
- Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1973 and declared unconstitutional state laws that criminalized abortion before fetal viability.
created: 09 Jun 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 09 Jun 2007
- United States v. Williams (2008 internet child pornography case)
US Supreme Court upholds §2252A(a)(3)(B) prohibiting offering or soliciting "any material or purported material in a manner that reflects the belief, or that is intended to cause another to believe that the material is illegal child pornography." (http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/2007_06_694/)
created: 19 May 2008 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 19 May 2008
- Varnum v. Brien
The Polk County District Court decision that ruled that Iowa's state law restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples was unconstitutional. Related documents are also listed on the page.
created: 31 Aug 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 31 Aug 2007