Abortion
2 events- 1973 Roe v. Wade
- 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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Accessibility
1 events- 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act enacted
Business
1 events- 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted
Civil Rights
5 events- 1954 Brown v. Board of Education
- 1964 Civil Rights Act becomes law
- 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act enacted
- 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges
Climate Change
1 events- 2022 Inflation Reduction Act enacted
Constitution
1 events- 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller
Criminal Justice
1 events- 2018 First Step Act enacted
Disability
1 events- 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act enacted
Education
1 events- 1954 Brown v. Board of Education
Employment
2 events- 1964 Civil Rights Act becomes law
- 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County
Energy
1 events- 2022 Inflation Reduction Act enacted
Federalism
1 events- 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Guns
1 events- 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller
Healthcare
3 events- 1965 Medicare and Medicaid enacted
- 2010 Affordable Care Act enacted
- 2022 Inflation Reduction Act enacted
Insurance
1 events- 2010 Affordable Care Act enacted
Labor
1 events- 1935 National Labor Relations Act becomes law
Marriage
1 events- 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges
National Security
1 events- 2001 USA PATRIOT Act enacted
Poverty
1 events- 1996 Welfare reform enacted
Prisons
1 events- 2018 First Step Act enacted
Privacy
2 events- 1973 Roe v. Wade
- 2001 USA PATRIOT Act enacted
Social Security
1 events- 1935 Social Security becomes law
Taxes
2 events- 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted
- 2022 Inflation Reduction Act enacted
Unions
1 events- 1935 National Labor Relations Act becomes law
Welfare
2 events- 1935 Social Security becomes law
- 1996 Welfare reform enacted