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  1. On This Day September 15 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor Became the First Female Justice of the Supreme Court

    On This Day September 15 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor Became the First Female Justice of the Supreme Court

    On this day September 15 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Her appointment by President Ronald Reagan marked a historic breakthrough in American history, breaking centuries of tradition in which only men had served on the...
  2. On This Day: June 30, 1986 - US Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Homosexual Acts

    On This Day: June 30, 1986 - US Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Homosexual Acts

    On this day June 30, 1986, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Bowers v. Hardwick, ruling that states had the legal right to outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. The 5 to 4 decision upheld a Georgia law that criminalized private, consensual...
  3. On This Day: March 23 1981 US Supreme Court Upheld Law on Statutory Rape

    On This Day: March 23 1981 US Supreme Court Upheld Law on Statutory Rape

    On this day March 23 1981 the US Supreme Court upheld a California law that made statutory rape a crime only a man could commit. The ruling in Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County reinforced the idea that men bore sole legal responsibility in cases of underage sexual activity. The case...
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