The Grutter v. Bollinger case was about discrimination in university admissions based on race. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit universities from using race as one factor in narrowly tailored admissions plans aimed at promoting student diversity.
In Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled that a school policy allowing student-led prayer over the loudspeaker before football games violated the Establishment Clause.
In Roper v. Simmons, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that executing individuals for crimes committed as juveniles constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" banned by the Eighth Amendment, citing an emerging national consensus against the juvenile death penalty.
The Grutter v. Bollinger case was about discrimination in university admissions based on race. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit universities from using race as one factor in narrowly tailored admissions plans aimed at promoting student diversity.
In Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled that a school policy allowing student-led prayer over the loudspeaker before football games violated the Establishment Clause.
In Roper v. Simmons, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that executing individuals for crimes committed as juveniles constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" banned by the Eighth Amendment, citing an emerging national consensus against the juvenile death penalty.
The Grutter v. Bollinger case was about discrimination in university admissions based on race. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit universities from using race as one factor in narrowly tailored admissions plans aimed at promoting student diversity.
In Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled that a school policy allowing student-led prayer over the loudspeaker before football games violated the Establishment Clause.
In Roper v. Simmons, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that executing individuals for crimes committed as juveniles constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" banned by the Eighth Amendment, citing an emerging national consensus against the juvenile death penalty.
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their reasoning ? or why not GRUTTER v. The case was about On June 23, 2003, in a Yes, I agree with the BOLLINGER discrimination by the 5-4 decision, the court court’s decision. respondent against held that the Equal the petitioner on the Protection Clause of basis of race which the Fourteenth was in violation of the Amendment does not Fourteenth prohibit the narrowly Amendment, Title VI tailored use of race in of the Civil Rights Act university admission of 1964 plans as part of a compelling interest in promoting student diversity. The majority opinion was delivered by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer. Santa Fe Independent In Santa Fe Yes, I agree with the School District v. Doe, Independent School supreme court 530 U.S. 290 (2000), District v. Doe (2000), decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a school policy of beginning football games with a prayer led by a nominated student body representative violated the First Amendment. The case limited the opportunities public schools have to endorse religious messages at school ceremonies. ROPER, Christopher Simmons In a 5-4 opinion Let me begin by SUPERINTENDENT, was sentenced to delivered by Justice making clear that I POTOSI death in 1993, when Anthony Kennedy, the agree with much of CORRECTIONAL he was only 17. A Court ruled that the Court’s CENTER v. SIMMONS series of appeals to standards of decency description of the state and federal have evolved so that general principles that courts lasted until executing minors is guide our Eighth 2002, but each appeal "cruel and unusual Amendment was rejected. The punishment" jurisprudence. The majority cited a prohibited by the Amendment bars not consensus against the Eighth Amendment. only punishments that juvenile death penalty The majority cited a are inherently “ among state consensus against the ‘barbaric,’ ” but also legislatures, and its juvenile death penalty those that are “ ‘ own determination among state excessive’ in relation that the death penalty legislatures, and its to the crime is a disproportionate own determination committed. ” Coker v. punishment for that the death penalty Georgia, A sanction is minors. Finally the is a disproportionate therefore beyond the Court pointed to punishment for state’s authority to "overwhelming" minors. Finally the inflict if it makes “no international opinion Court pointed to measurable against the juvenile "overwhelming" contribution” to death penalty. international opinion acceptable penal goals against the juvenile or is “grossly out of death penalty. Chief proportion to the Justice William severity of the crime.” Rehnquist and Justices Ibid. The basic Antonin Scalia, Sandra “precept of justice Day O'Connor, and that punishment for Clarence Thomas all crime should be … dissented. proportioned to [the] offense Reasonable minds can differ as to the minimum age at which commission of a serious crime should expose the defendant to the death penalty, if at all. Many jurisdictions have abolished capital punishment altogether, while many others have determined that even the most heinous crime, if committed before the age of 18, should not be punishable by death.