BUS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Federal Election Commission, Rational Basis Review, Interracial Marriage
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Lawrence vs. taylor: 2003, police go to house on weapons warrant, caught having anal sex, arrest on charges of homosexuality, right to be left alone, got rid of sodomy law, now gay marriage is legal a decade later. Law banning interracial marriage in virginia: went to washington dc to get married then went back to virginia. Interracial marriage: must leave virginia for 25 years, moved to washington dc, 14th amendment rights violated, decision upheld in 2 different courts, chief justice warren declared unconstitutional because violated equal protection rights, 1967 - rational basis test. If couple gets married in one state and moves to another state, that state must respect marriage: reversed decision later in time, marriage is now a fundamental right, (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s it"s a strict scruti(cid:374)y test. Supreme court: 5-4 decision in favor of a corporations speech (dollars) is legit: a corporation can speak to a candidate with money and give as much as they want, mccain-feingold act eliminated.
