Meme
As was demonstrated in an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade. Actually, she was asked to name a case that she disagreed with. So I'll give Palin that much - even though, you know, based on some comments that she's made I can still think of several that she probably wouldn't agree with if she actually knew the details on them. It's still a cool meme, though, so I'm going to stick with the second part.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Oh, why don't we go with one of the huge ones. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. It wasn't very important to history or anything - it just brought down segregation in the school system.
But, seriously, I can name at least a dozen off the top of my head. Marbury v. Madison (the freaking cause of judicial review in the U.S.), Loving v. Virginia (ended race-based marriage restrictions), Lawrence v. Texas (brought down sodomy laws)...
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Oh, why don't we go with one of the huge ones. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. It wasn't very important to history or anything - it just brought down segregation in the school system.
But, seriously, I can name at least a dozen off the top of my head. Marbury v. Madison (the freaking cause of judicial review in the U.S.), Loving v. Virginia (ended race-based marriage restrictions), Lawrence v. Texas (brought down sodomy laws)...