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Found through chernobylred, but spreading from and to all over the place:

Sarah Palin managed to get Roe v. Wade, but was stumped when asked to name any other Supreme Court decisions. In the spirit of remembering that there is more to law than that one case, I am participating in this meme.

The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your Journal. Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade. For those who see this on my f-list, you are more than welcome to take the meme to your own Journal to spread the fun.

Here's the shameful part: I don't think I can hold up my end of this bargain in an intelligent fashion. I used to be able to, and it's upsetting to realize how much I've forgotten. Criminy. So my homework for this is to do my homework. In the words of Sarah Palin, "I'll get back to you on that." Ha. (Gonna cry now.)

ETA: Got One. Engel v. Vitale.
This was the first in a series of decisions, contested and making news even today, that declared official prayer in public schools to be unconstitutional. SRSLY. The points raised in both the majority opinion and the dissent keep being replayed. Linky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engel_v._Vitale

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Good thing, huh? I mean, really. Behaving decently during a televised debate would be No Fun. At. All.