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This Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review.
What is MARBURY V. MADISON?
In deciding this case about the national bank and state taxes, the court established supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state laws.
What is MCCULLOCH V. MARYLAND?
In this supreme court case, it was ruled that speech creating a “clear and present danger” was not protected by the First Amendment and can be limited.
What is SCHENCK V. UNITED STATES?
This supreme court case ruled that race-based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What is BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION?
This case made it so that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states.
What is MCDONALD V. CHICAGO?
In this case, the Supreme Court held that redistricting qualifies as a justiciable question under the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause.
What is BAKER V. CARR?
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that school sponsorship of religious activities violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
What is ENGEL V. VITALE?
In this case, the Sixth Amendment’s right to an attorney extends procedural due process protections to
felony defendants in state courts.
What is GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT?
In this landmark case the Supreme Court cited that prohibition against public school students wearing black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam
War violated the student's freedom of speech protections in the First Amendment.
What is TINKER V. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT?
In this case the Supreme court defended political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions, citing it as form of protected speech under
the First Amendment.
What is CITIZENS UNITED V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION?
In this case the supreme court cited that the Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to criticize the Government.
What is NEW YORK TIMES CO. V. UNITED STATES?
This case ruled that forcing Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates free practice of religion under the First Amendment.
What is WISCONSIN V. YODER?
In this case the Supreme Court ruled that under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, majority-minority districts, created under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, may be constitutionally challenged by voters if race is the only factor used.
What is SHAW V. RENO?
In this case the Supreme Court argued that Congress exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause when it made possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime.
What is UNITED STATES V. LOPEZ?