Thursday, March 20, 2014

Supreme Court Cases

1. Religion- 

  • Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
    • A municipality that allows a privately donated Ten Commandments monument to be displayed on public property need not permit the religion of Summum to put up its own statue of similar size.

2. Minority-

  • League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry
    • Texas's 2003 redistricting of District 23 constituted a violation of Latinos' rights under the Voting Rights Act of 1965; mid-decade redistricting is constitutional as long as it is not solely motivated by partisan gain

3. School system- 

  • Davenport v. Washington Education Association
    • A state may require that its public-sector unions receive authorization from nonmembers before spending their agency fees for election-related purposes

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