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Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development. In a 5–4 decision, the Court held that the general benefits a community enjoyed from economic growth ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Before Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman Supreme Court justice, she was a cowgirl growing up on an Arizona cattle ranch during the Great Depression. Dubbed “ Lazy B ,” the unspoiled ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor waving to a crowd from the U.S. Capitol steps on the day that the Senate confirmed her to the position in 1981. Photo via Getty Images
Aug 7, 2018 · And all eyes were on one justice: Sandra Day O’Connor. ... After a flurry of lawsuits, the Florida Supreme Court weighed in, ruling for manual recounts throughout the state. Bush’s legal team ...
Jun 28, 1993 · Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case argued on April 20, 1993. The ruling was significant in the area of redistricting and racial gerrymandering. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that redistricting based on race must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny under the equal protection clause.
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor's influence could best be seen in the Supreme Court's court’s rulings on abortion. In one such decision, she balked at letting states outlaw most abortions, refusing in 1989 to join four other justices who were ready to reverse the 1973 Roe v.
Dec 3, 2023 · December 3, 2023. Photograph by Diana Walker / Getty. Sandra Day O’Connor, the Supreme Court Justice who over and over again provided the deciding vote on divisive constitutional matters, did ...
