1978: in regents of the university of california v. bakke, the supreme
court rules that schools setting aside a number of slots to admit
minority students violates the equal protection clause.
1996: in united states v. virginia, the supreme court rules that a
military school must provide women with equal treatment by admitting
them to the same program as men.
2015: in obergefell v. hodges, the supreme court rules that state laws
forbidding same-sex marriage violate the equal protection clause.
what do the events in this timeline suggest about how the supreme court
has interpreted equal protection?
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a. it has interpreted equal protection as applying at the federal level,
not at the state level.
o
b. it has interpreted equal protection as less important in the 21st
century
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c. it has interpreted equal protection in ways that expand the rights
of minorities but not of women.
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d. it has interpreted equal protection in ways that expand civil rights
for minorities and women and ways that limit programs intended
to benefit minorities