The Village of Arlington Heights v Metropolitan Housing Development Corp is a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1977. In this case, the Court ruled that the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois, had discriminated against the Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (MHDC) when it denied MHDC’s application for a zoning variance […]
1. U.S. v. Gouveia (1984) – Established the right to a prompt initial appearance before a judge. 2. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) – Established the right to counsel in criminal proceedings. 3. In re Gault (1967) – Established the right to notice of the charges, right to confront witnesses, and right to counsel in juvenile […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. was a United States Supreme Court case in which the EEOC alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by refusing to hire a Muslim woman because she wore a hijab (headscarf) to her job […]
