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Article: A court in transition: with the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor's pending retirement, the Supreme Court is about to enter a new era.
- Article from:
- New York Times Upfront
- Article date:
- October 10, 2005
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LESSON PLAN 2: NATIONAL
SUPREME COURT IN TRANSITION
BACKGROUND
The Supreme Court can and does affect young people. Two examples: Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, outlawing public-school. segregation; and the 1984 case, Grove City College v. Bell, upholding the constitutionality of Title IX, the law that prohibits gender-based discrimination in schools that receive federal funding.
CRITICAL THINKING/DEBATE