American History?

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i need some information for my project.
what were the most important court cases during 1970's?
 
Roe v. Wade (1973)
-SC ruled that the constitution’s 9th Amendment gave citizens a right to privacy
-SC ruled states wouldn’t outlaw a woman’s right to an abortion during the 1st trimester of pregnancy

University of California v. Bakke (1978)
-Colleges may not use ethnicity as the sole criteria for giving positions to minorities in an affirmative action progress
-Ethnicity can be used as part of the criteria for admitting people as students
 
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