Question

How did the supreme court interpret the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment from the 1950s through the 2010s hero?

Answer 1

To expand the rights of minorities and women but also to limit programs that did not provide equal protection for the majority- Apex

Answer 2

The supreme court issued land mark rulings that extended equal rights protection of the minority while throwing out issues that limited the equal protections of majority.
One of the cases that illustrates this fact is the brown vs board of education case, where the supreme court ruled that segregation of public facilities was unconstitutional.