U.S. Judicial Branch

United States v Nixon (1974)

Case The Watergate scandal began after President Richard Nixon started an investigative team in his administration known as the “Plumbers.” The Plumbers’ first purpose was

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Buck v Bell (1927)

Case Throughout the Progressive Era, enthusiasm for eugenics was growing. Eugenicists believed that by eliminating hereditary defects, the general population would strengthen. Prior to Harry

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Case The Reconstruction Era ended with the Compromise of 1877, which allowed for Southern Democrats to regain control of the South. During the Reconstruction Era,

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Loving v. Virginia (1967)

Case The United States government has a long history of laws banning miscegenation, which is marriage or procreation between people of different races. Forty-one states

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