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Plyler v. Doe (1982) (a 5-4 decision written by liberal Justice William Brennan, this mandated that all illegal immigrants be given free education in public schools)
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#[[Engel v. Vitale]] (1962) (banned prayer in [[public school]])<ref>The Court cited no precedential holding in its entire opinion.  This was an [[ACLU]] case.</ref>
 
#[[Engel v. Vitale]] (1962) (banned prayer in [[public school]])<ref>The Court cited no precedential holding in its entire opinion.  This was an [[ACLU]] case.</ref>
 
#[[Buck v. Bell]] (1927) (approved of forced sterilization of low-IQ women)<ref>The case was based on a fraudulent claim that the woman was mentally retarded.</ref>
 
#[[Buck v. Bell]] (1927) (approved of forced sterilization of low-IQ women)<ref>The case was based on a fraudulent claim that the woman was mentally retarded.</ref>
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#[[Plyler v. Doe]] (1982) (mandated that all illegal immigrants be given free education in [[public school]]s)
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#[[Plyler v. Doe]] (1982) (a 5-4 decision written by [[liberal]] Justice [[William Brennan]], this mandated that all illegal immigrants be given free education in [[public school]]s)
 
#[[Stenberg v. Carhart]] (2000) ("legalized" partial-birth abortion)<ref>The Court invalidated the [[partial-birth abortion]] laws even though they had never been applied, contrary to its ruling in ''United States v. Salerno'', 481 U.S. 739, 745 (1987), that a facial challenge to a statute can succeed only if there are no circumstances in which the statute may be applied constitutionally.  The Court did not even cite or distinguish the ''Salerno'' precedent.</ref>
 
#[[Stenberg v. Carhart]] (2000) ("legalized" partial-birth abortion)<ref>The Court invalidated the [[partial-birth abortion]] laws even though they had never been applied, contrary to its ruling in ''United States v. Salerno'', 481 U.S. 739, 745 (1987), that a facial challenge to a statute can succeed only if there are no circumstances in which the statute may be applied constitutionally.  The Court did not even cite or distinguish the ''Salerno'' precedent.</ref>
 
#[[Roper v. Simmons]] (2005) (cited foreign law to prohibit the [[death penalty]] for crimes committed by 17-year-olds)
 
#[[Roper v. Simmons]] (2005) (cited foreign law to prohibit the [[death penalty]] for crimes committed by 17-year-olds)
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