All Men Are Created Equal
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project (2015)
Whether disparate-impact claimsthose alleging that apparently neutral employment practices nonetheless adversely affect certain protected groupsare cognizable under the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Whether the Equal Protection clause prohibits a publicly funded university from using race as a prominent factor in determining student admissions.
Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
Whether Congresss Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is constitutional. Specifically, whether the Act places an undue burden on abortion-seekers, based on holdings from Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
Fisher v. University of Texas (2013, 2016)
Whether race-conscious, affirmative-action admissions programs at colleges and universities are in conflict with the Equal Protection Clause.