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Dec 14, 2023 · The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor played a key role in some of the Supreme Court’s major decisions during her nearly 25 years on the bench. Here is a look at several of those cases involving the first woman to serve on the Court, including decisions about the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, affirmative action, abortion, and the 10th Amendment.
Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), was a landmark case of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning affirmative action in student admissions. The Court held that a student admissions process that favors "underrepresented minority groups" does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause so long as it takes into ...
JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or Act), 84 Stat. 175, as amended, 20 U. S. C. § 1400et seq. (1988ed. and Supp. IV), requires States to provide disabled children with a "free appropriate public education," § 1401(a)(18).
O’Connor Played Key Role in School Cases. By Andrew Trotter — July 12, 2005 5 min read. Retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court will leave a legacy of influence in ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor, who in 1981 became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and who wrote opinions on important education issues such as affirmative action, private school ...
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Mar 19, 2019 · March 19, 2019. In December 1996, Sandra Day O’Connor came to the University of Michigan to receive an honorary degree. Walking through the basement of the law school with an associate dean, she ...
Jul 1, 2005 · Sandra Day O’Connor has been the deciding vote in many important Supreme Court decisions affecting civil rights, environmental protection, personal privacy, voting rights, protection against discrimination and more. If she is replaced by someone who doesn’t share her fair and impartial perspective, these are among the key 5-4 decisions in ...
