1962The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation on public transportation is unconstitutional. The court reiterated that the principle of non-segregation is “so well settled it is foreclosed as a litigable issue.”1998Oprah Winfrey won a civil trial brought by Texas cattlemen against her and one of her guests under the controversial “food libel laws” that had been enacted in several states. The suit alleged that Winfrey made disparaging comments about beef in relation to the mad …