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The Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action case changed education. It prohibited state universities from considering a student 's race as a factor in their application. By accepting a student into a university over another student because of their race is completely unconstitutional concerning civil rights. Race-based preferences have major violations concerning the Equal Protection Clause. The court has the obvious authority to prohibit such a thing and they did because it’s the constitutional thing to do. Everyone is equal. Opinions may differ but in this case a majority of people would agree that

Ten years prior we had Brown v. The Board of Education, which a few of the same Justices serving on Katzenbach v. McClung were on, that stated that “separate educational facilities is inherently unequal”. Then, with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 we saw the outlawing of segregation and discrimination in public places. This was put to the test by two small southern businesses that claimed Congress had no right to interfere with their local establishments, but the Supreme Court did right by upholding the constitution, and it seemed to be a no brainer as seen by the unanimous decision by the court. It was tense time and shameful part of our history, but without decisions made by these men we might not be where we are today. Racism and discrimination still exist all over the globe to this day. We have come a long way though, and if it wasn’t for people continuing to do the right thing whether they are a majority or minority then we wouldn’t have the freedoms that we have today. The Supreme Court got it right with this decision, not just by upholding the Constitution, but for our Country and Humanity in

With the death of Justice Scalia, and recuse from Justice Kagan, the decision must be made with the 7 remaining justices. This case is said to not be original, with several precedents to it, such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, there are still many questions that are raised. Many wonder if this case will be the one to dismiss affirmative action amongst the university, and other universities around the nation. Since a final decision has not been made yet, I will be waiting to see what the verdict comes out to be, and how it is handled. Once the Supreme Court makes their final decision: Abigail Fisher, future students, and universities will know exactly where their future

It allowed for several groups to integrate and embrace each other. Relationships of any kind between whites and colored people were condemned, so the result of this case allowed for a positive reinforcement for groups that did not fear colored people and groups that did not consider colored people as inferior. The ideology of racism has always been a traditional belief that still slithers through our society till this very day. Even today, white senior citizens are stereotyped to discriminate towards colored people. This form of discrimination is a key reason as to why our society is still extremely divided, but due to the ruling of this court case, the United States’ community was incited to integrate, and this integration spread throughout communities, so the colored society as a whole began to establish a sense of belonging within the white community. No longer was the majority of society divided between whites and colored. Ten years after the case, the NAACP diverted their legal campaign into a mass movement to extinguish the traces of American institutionalized racism. This new revelation captured the sympathies and new ideals of

Freedom and civil rights have always been a thorn in America history for a long time ago. Racial unfairness and humanity deprivation was what most colored American people suffered most back in the day. Although the government aimed and worked for equality among every citizen, there is no point to deny that it has failed countless time in the past. However, just because the government failed to acknowledge the rights of colored citizens doesn’t mean that it can stay that way forever and that exactly what the Supreme Court did in the case of Loving V Virginia.

It just so happens that in this particular case the Supreme Court’s decision was “modest” and avoided controversy. But if the judges had chosen to end affirmative action it would have taken effect in all school systems. From one verdict they can change laws across the nation. This is powerful and a good representation of modern American political culture. In the past the judicial branch was seen as much small and it was never foreseen to contain the amount of power it does, especially compared to the executive and legislative branches. The way to change government before was to call senators, protest the white house, to do anything you could to grab the attention of the law making branches. But now, or rather the past some odd one hundred years, the power of the judicial branch if more obvious and easier to work. If someone like Fisher brings forth a well-supported case with advocates such as Blum they can make immediate change. This method is becoming more popular and could potentially be used to implement further polices on the current issue and more to

I believe that with our patriarchal society having been shaken up a bit, we will soon be experiencing a narrowing of inequality and a louder call for civil rights for all. These are very exciting times to live in. This decision I would argue not only recognizes the LGBT community but every minority that does not fit the mold of the white, God fearing, bible thumping, capitalist hungry males in our society. I believe this is a win for all minorities and I am excited to see what other oppressive barriers will come crashing down in the days to

Equality didn’t come to African Americans right after the Civil War. It took over a hundred years to get that. Even though slaves were now free, after the Emancipation Proclamation, there still was segregation and inequality. Jim Crow Laws segregated the country by not letting African Americans, sit, eat and drink from the same things as White people. Things that slowed down the equal rights movement are the debate on whether African American had the right to vote, the debate on whether African Americans may have the right to sit in the front of the bus, and much more. Another one is whether African American kids have the right to go to the same school as White kids, which is what the topic I chose to talk about today is about. The Brown v.s the Board of Education is about a little girl who was brave enough to go into a school for white children and attempt to get an education. This brought up a lot of controversy about whether children of any race should go to school together or not. Obviously is was successful because today children of both races go to school in harmony. Now let’s learn a bit more about this case and why it’s important.

In theory, one would believe that this was the case that advanced Black Americans rights and should have set the precedent for similar cases after, however, it was far from that. This

This was truly a monumental case and a milestone in our country’s history. This one case gave birth to the Civil Rights Movement. It is hard to imagine what education would like today if the Plessy doctrine were still in effect today. Chief Justice Earl Warren is said to be the one who brought the court to their unanimous court decision on that monumental day. He said it best when he said “Even if the tangible factors of segregated schools are equal, to separate black children from others of similar age and qualifications solely on the basis of race, generates a feeling of inferiority with respect to their status in the community and may affect their hearts and minds in a way that is unlikely to ever be

But one things for sure, is that the affirmative action has changed intensely since the Bakke case. Many people agree that the affirmative action is helpful and (in this case) in bringing African Americans into their schools if they have the correct records (Banfield 107-109). By the time that the Bakke case had passed, many people had different opinions on the outcome. Some preferred it stay the same as it was before, and others preferred how it was now. As known, the affirmative actions had a big part in the court case, steering it in different directions and ways. Some African Americans even said they'd liked how it was traditionally, saying that the affirmative action wasn't changed very clearly (Banfield 97). Quickly after the Bakke case, the affects of the courts decision become obvious in schools nearby. The schools now chose students by grades and grade points rather than by race. They would also receive and un-receive points if they were disadvantaged/part of a minority. With that, the schools were mainly all equal. Happily, Allan Bakke attended the next year, 1978, at the University of California Medical School. Since the court case, the schools program had changed for the better; at least in Allan's mind (Banfield 99). The case brought forth a new era to America. Even though it might not be seen in some peoples eyes, it shaped affirmative action, and even helped stop racism partly. It took several years to take its affect on the world though, like any important case would. Allan Bakke might not know it, but his case helped start changing the world for the better (Banfield

In the key passage of the opinion, the Court stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as “facilities were equal.” Thus the “separate but equal doctrine” that would keep America divided along racial lines for over half a century longer came into being.

This case was not the beginning of desegregation but it is one of the more notable acts towards that end. Segregation is one of the biggest hurdles the people of the United States had to get through to be where we are today. Without a ruling such as this there would not be the amount of diversity as there is today or in our society in general.

Let's take a step back and look at the “Civil Rights act of 1875” which made it criminal to deny any individual of any race or color equal treatment(The Civil Rights Act of 1875). This act was a huge step for African Americans in becoming equal. Louisiana put in place a law that required separate rail cars for those of color and whites. Controversy then struck when Homer Adolph Plessy sat in the white only section of the rail car, when asked he then refuse to move to the car for blacks and was arrested Despite the fact that he half white and half black which gave him equal opportunity for either railcar. In this case which became known as the Plessy versus Ferguson case they ruled that the state law is within constitutional boundaries and did not violate the equality of the citizen. If Plessy was treated equally why was he not allowed to sit next to a white american if they were constitutionally equal. The hope that emerged from the civil rights act was then taken away. Congress shut down the Civil rights act claiming that the fourteenth amendment did not give congress any jurisdiction to prevent discrimination from private peoples. Keep in mind that the fourteenth amendment gave U.S. citizenship to any natural born or naturalized citizen, including free slaves (14th Amendment). Once congress shut down the

This ruling brought about an end to segregation of students. It was no longer constitutional to separate students because of their race. Although, this was a very great and essential ruling, it only changed things in the educational system to a certain extent. I say to a certain extent because although that and other rulings have changed the system on the surface those rulings cannot and probably have not had an effect on every individual’s mindsets. Racism is