This section provides more information on recent U.S. Supreme Court cases that are of interest to the school community. Constitutional rights and education law cases are highlighted. 

2002-2003 End of Term Report

The 73 cases that were decided after argument this term included landmark rulings in the areas of affirmative action and gay rights.

Abortion

• Scheidler et al. v. National Organization for Women, Inc., et al., No. 01-1118, and
  Operation Rescue v. National Organization for Women, Inc., et al., No. 01-1119

Affirmative Action

• Gratz v. Bollinger; Grutter v. Bollinger

Copyright

• Eldred v. Ashcroft

Double Jeopardy

• Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania

Ex Post Facto

• Stogner v. California

Fair Housing

• Meyer et al. v. Holley et al.

First Amendment: Children's Internet Protection Act

• United States et al. v. American Library Assn., Inc. et al.

First Amendment: Cross Burning

• Virginia v. Black

Forced Medication

• Sell v. United States

Freedom of Information Act

• United States Department of the Treasury, ATF Bureau v. City of Chicago

Gay Rights

• Lawrence et al. v. Texas

Juries

• Miller-El v. Cockrell, Dir., Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice

Native American Cases

• United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe; United States v. Navajo Nation

Sentencing

• Ewing v. California; Lockyer v. Andrade

Sex Offender Registries

• Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe, John, et al.; Godfrey and Botelho v. John Doe I, et al.

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