1954: In Hernandez v Texas, the Supreme Court rules that trying a defendant before a jury that deliberately excludes members of the
defendant's ethnic group violates the equal protection clause.
1960: In Boynton v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that arresting an
African American passenger for using a 'whites-only" bus station
violates the Interstate Commerce Act, which forbids discrimination in
interstate transportation.
2015: In Obergefeld 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 protected the civil rights of minority groups?
A. It has protected the civil rights of racial minorities but not others.
B. It has based its protections on the First Amendment.
C. It has protected civil rights using the Fourteenth Amendment and
other laws.
O D. It has limited civil rights using only the Fourteenth Amendment.