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Court Cases Setting Precedent

Court Cases Setting Precedent. Emma Kimball. Precedent. Definition: An earlier event or action regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. Court case decisions have the ability to impact all further decisions relating to a particular topic.

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Court Cases Setting Precedent

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  1. Court Cases Setting Precedent Emma Kimball

  2. Precedent • Definition: An earlier event or action regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

  3. Court case decisions have the ability to impact all further decisions relating to a particular topic. • So, the decision in one court case can change the country in many ways

  4. Griswold v. Connecticut • In a 7-2 vote, the supreme court decided that the constitution, under the 9th amendment, protects the “right to privacy” • This decision set precedent for many cases to come

  5. Some court cases affected by Griswold: • Roe v. Wade • Planned Parenthood v. Casey • Eisenstadv. Baird • Planned Parenthood v. Danforth • Singleton v. Wulff • Carey v. Population Services International

  6. Roe v. Wade • Under the right to privacy established in Griswold, you cannot deny a women an abortion

  7. Planned Parenthood v. Casey • After abortion was legalized in Roe v. Wade, the court decided that you cannot deny a women an abortion, but a state may set regulations. • This case would have ended differently had the right to privacy never been established and abortions made legal.

  8. Eisenstadv. Baird • In this case, a state law forbade single people from receiving contraceptives. • The court decided that under the right to privacy, you cannot restrict single people only. • Everyone has the right to obtain contraceptives.

  9. Planned Parenthood v. Danforth • In this case, the state of Missouri had restrictions on abortion that were unconstitutional. • Under the right to privacy established in Griswold, the court decided you cannot force a women to have the fathers consent.

  10. Singleton v. Wulff • In Missouri, a law was passed that denied Medicaid benefits for people receiving abortions. • Under the Establishment Clause and the right to privacy, the court deemed the Missouri law unconstitutional.

  11. Carey v. Population Services International • In this case, the state of New York made it illegal for minors to purchase contraceptives. • This was deemed unconstitutional, because matters of procreation are protected by privacy rights.

  12. As you can see, the decision in Griswold v. Connecticut set precedent for a large amount of important court case decisions. • One court decision can lead to many similar decisions and affect many things.

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