Equal-Protection

Stewart v. Blackwell Applies Bush v. Gore Equal Protection Precedent to Ohio Voting Disparities

2004-06-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Sixth Circuit Court applies Bush v. Gore’s equal protection precedent in Stewart v. Blackwell, ruling that Ohio’s use of disparate voting systems violates voters’ constitutional rights. Ohio’s four different voting systems, including unreliable punch card systems with …

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Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway v. Beckwith: Corporate Personhood Doctrine Becomes Settled Law

1889-01-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court formally declared corporate personhood as settled constitutional law, with Justice Stephen Field writing that “Corporations are persons within the meaning of the clauses in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution concerning the deprivation of property, and concerning the …

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Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad: The Corporate Personhood Precedent That Never Was

1886-05-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

In what would become one of the most consequential non-rulings in American legal history, a court reporter’s headnote to Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad established the foundation for corporate personhood without the Supreme Court ever deciding the issue. Before oral arguments, …

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