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06/13/1966 |
Miranda v. Arizona decision establishes that suspects have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. |
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06/12/1967 |
Loving v. Virginia decision removes state anti-miscegenation laws. |
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10/02/1967 |
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. |
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05/27/1968 |
United States v. O’Brien decision upholds conviction of a Boston draft card-burner. |
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06/17/1968 |
Hanover v. United Shoe Machinery decision finds that the Boston company engaged in monopolistic practices. |
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1968 |
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, Va. decision establishes that school districts guilty of segregation must take action to reverse it. |
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04/01/1969 |
U.S. v. Sisson decision finds that the 1967 Selective Service Act is unconstitutional. |
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1970 |
Massachusetts v. Laird decision authorizes continuation of the conflict in Vietnam. |
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04/20/1971 |
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg decision upholds busing to promote school desegregation. |
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11/30/1971 |
Castro v. Beecher decision finds the Boston Police Department examination discriminates against minorities. |
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