Religious
Cutter v. Wilkinson (2005)
This case is about prisoners practicing their own religious beliefs. There is an act known as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. This act prohibited the federal government from imposing a substantial burden on prisoners' freedom of religion. Five prisoners in Ohio filed this suit. They stated that the officials of the prison violated the RLUIPA. Of course, they denied about doing so. The case resulted in the district court siding with the inmates.
School System
Grutter v. Bollinger
Barbara Grutter alleged that her Equal Protection rights were violated when the University of Michigan Law School's attempted to gain a diverse student body resulted in the denial of her admission's application. The Supreme Court disagreed and held that institutions of higher education have a legitimate interest in promoting diversity.
Minority
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns, maintaining that it's their First Amendment right to support candidates as they choose. This decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations. President Obama expressed disapproval of the decision. He called it a win for Wall Street and Big Business.
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