1800-1850
Establishes Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison
denied African American Citizenship
Dred Scott v Sandford
reinforced separation of church and state
Engel v Vitale
censorship of the press, especially through prior restraint, is unconstitutional
NY Times v US
First time Supreme Court ruled a state law unconstitutional
Fletcher v Peck
"seperate but equal"
Plessy v Ferguson
guaranteed the right to a lawyer for all defendants in criminal cases
Gideon v Wainwright
Women's right to bodily autonomy
Roe v Wade
Establishes and strengthens Federal Supremacy and Implied Powers
McCulloch v Maryland
Limits free speech based on "clear and present danger." ruling
Schenck v US
expanded protections for the press against concern of defamation suits.
NY Times v Sullivan
no one is above the law
US v Nixon
strengthened the federal government’s power to regulate interstate commerce
Gibbons v Ogden
upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during World War II
Korematsu v US
right of married couples to use contraception
Griswold v Connecticut
uniquely and effectively decided 2000 election under Equal Protection
Bush v Gore
recognized Native American nations as distinct, sovereign entities
Worcester v Georgia
Declared segregated public schools unconstitutional
Brown v Board of Education
Miranda Rights
Miranda v Arizona
affirms student's Freedom of Speech in Schools
Tinker v Des Moines (1966)
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