what supreme court case in the 20th century have been divisive and why?

Answer 1

Roe v Wade.

Isn't it obvious?

Answer 2

The one that comes to mind most readily is Roe vs. Wade and the reason is that there is a great division of thought in this country as to whether a foetus is a child and therefore abortion is murder or as to whether the woman's right to decide what to do with her own body supercedes the fact that this question has not been resolved (by the courts, at any rate).

Answer 3

Brown v. Board of Education. The country was torn apart because suddenly some of the most racist were required to mix with people they hated. George Wallace even tried to prevent black students from entering school, and he was the governor! The poor kids had to have an armed guard to get an education!

Answer 4

Roe vs Wade because it had to deal with making abortion easy for women to get. Murray vs Curlett that case dealt with a woman named Madalyn O'Hair who wanted the Christian Bible and Pray not to be preached in Public Schools because she didn't like having those things taught in school and did her son like having the Bible read to him or he having to say prayers in school either and neither he didn't want to be force into doing it by classmates that might beat him up. because he was going to be beaten up if he didn't particpate in this ritual. So she went to court and force all the schools in the United States to do away with Bible reading and pray in the public school system. It had a ripple effect because in Canada at the same time most Public School were doing away with bible reading and pray also. Oh you want to hear something interesting the Madalyn's son is now a Christian Preacher and he reads the bible daily and saids his prays go figure and has had nothing to do with his family for years.

Answer 5

Roe v Wade 1973.