What is one major similarity between the hernandez v. texas and obergefell
v. hodges supreme court rulings?

a. both rulings gave states more freedom to make the laws they
wanted.

b. both rulings extended the equal protection clause to new groups.

c. both rulings applied specifically to public schools receiving federal
funds.

d. both rulings placed limits on civil rights for nonwhite citizens.

Both rulings extended the equal protection clause to new groups.

Option B

Explanation:

Hernandez v. Texas is one of the landmark cases that ever happened in the US Supreme Court history in the year 1954. It was the one and only Mexican- American case that heard during the WWII about civil rights. The ruling ordered that by the 14th amendment, all the nationality groups that include Mexican Americans have equal rights and protection.

Obergefell v. Hodges is another landmark case heard by the US Supreme Court that ruled the right for the marriage within the same sex. Also, these same-sex couples were protected by the 14th amendment's Equal Protection Clause in the year 2015.

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