U.S. Supreme Court 2006 Term Arguments: Recent Episodes
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A case in which the Court found an Alaska public school principal had the right to suspend a student for holding up a "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" banner at a school-sponsored event.
A case in which the Court held that the Seattle School District's high school admissions system, which placed students based on their race, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
A case in which the Court ruled that states could sue the EPA for potential damage to their territory caused by global warming, and that the Clean Air Act imposes a duty upon the EPA to regulate the emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that contribute to global warming.
A case in which the Court ruled that a plaintiff cannot bring a salary discrimination suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when the disparate pay is the result of decisions made outside of the 180-day limitations period.
A case in which the Court held that the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act did not violate a mother's personal liberty guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment.