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For 150 years, the Supreme Court has applied the 14th Amendment in rulings that have
helped shape civil rights and liberties in America. Introduced to address the racial
discrimination endured by Black people who were recently emancipated from slavery, the
amendment confirmed the rights and privileges of citizenship and, for the first time,
guaranteed all Americans equal protection under the laws. The 14th Amendment continues to
be central to the fight for racial equality and many other social justice movements. Still, much
work remains to ensure that its protections are inclusive.
If we look back at the data of last 40 years, we may come across many changes made into the
constitution based on several cases filed. A good example can be the case of Obergefell vs.
Hodges in 2015 where the ALCU represented Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two
widowers and Robert Gunn, funeral director in a challenge to Ohio’s bans on same sex
marriage. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the 14
th
Amendment protects
the right of same sex couples to marry.
Another instance was of “Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (26 Jun 1978)”
where The University of California had been denied admission (access) to Allan Bakke, a
white man. It happened in the Medical School at Davis on two separate occasions. The
medical school set aside 16 spots for minority candidates in an attempt to address unfair
minority exclusion from medical school. Bakke contested that his exclusion from the Medical
School was entirely the result of his race. This led to the court appeal which ultimately
resulted into the 14
th
Amendment.

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For 150 years, the Supreme Court has applied the 14th Amendment in rulings that have helped shape civil rights and liberties in America. Introduced to address the racial discrimination endured by Black people who were recently emancipated from slavery, the amendment confirmed the rights and privileges of citizenship and, for the first time, guaranteed all Americans equal protection under the laws. The 14th Amendment continues to be central to the fight for racial equality and many other social justice movements. Still, much work remains to ensure that its protections are inclusive. If we look ...
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