14th amendment
What is the main focus of the Due Process Clause?
Prohibits states from depriving persons of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"
What Level of scrutiny would a law have to further a compelling government interest?
Strict Scrutiny
What did the Court rule in Loving V. VA
The Court found Virginia's law had no legitimate purpose other than racial discrimination, violating both the equal protection and due process clauses
What similar case to Grutter was used in the court's ruling and final decisions?
University of California v. Bakke
What is the word for having coolness and composure?
Sangfroid (Noun)
What is the main focus of the Equal Protection Clause?
Equal Protection focuses on how a class of people is treated compared to others
Which level of Scrutiny must be important to the government's interest?
Intermediate Scrutiny
What Court case held that racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, then was eventually overturned
Plessy V. Ferguson
What was the Supreme Court's final decision?
The Court held that the Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit the Law School's narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits
What is another word to avoid using?
Eschew (Verb)
What does the Equal Protection Clause apply to?
Applies to state and local governments
Which level of Scrutiny should be applied to other classifications, like age?
Rational Basis review, and it must be rationally related to a legitimate government interest
What state did Loving go against in court?
Virginia
What was the Court's ruling on this decision?
The court found the policy was "narrowly tailored"
the willingness to fight
Bellicose (adjective)
Which clause addresses whether the government is acting fairly when depriving someone of a right?
The Due Process Clause
Which level of Scrutiny is applied to classifications like gender?
Intermediate Scrutiny
What court case invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage?
Loving V. VA
What did Barbara Grutter argue in the case?
She argued that the law school discriminated against her by using race as a predominant factor in admissions
Child-like behavior
What clause requires states to treat similarly situated individuals equally under the law?
The Equal Protection Clause
Which level of Scrutiny is applied to suspect classifications (race, national origin) or fundamental rights?
Strict scrutiny
What court case struck down legal segregation in public schools, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Brown V. Board of education
What Law school is argued over in Grutter V. Bollinger?
The University of Michigan Law School
Not challenging
Vapid (adjective)