famous supreme court cases
Marbury v. Madison (1803)- Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the right to exercise judicial review. Judicial review is te right to rule a law or action unconstituitional. This right is important to the checks and balances that are placed in the three branches of government.
Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857)- Supreme Court case that decided that the federal government has no power to regulate slavery in the states, and that African Americans were not protected by the Constitution, and not citizens of the United States.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)- Upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal" facilities in the United States in terms of racial segregation
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)- Overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case and stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." This case helped pave the way for civil rights changes.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)- States that state courts are required by the Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own attorney.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)- held that both guilty or innocent statements made in response to questioning by police will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with a lawyer before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them. Helped implement the Miranda Rights in police procedure.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)- Defined constitutional rights of students in U.S public schools.
Roe v. Wade (1973)- Case stating that women have a right to have an abortion.
U.S v. Nixon (1974)- Case stating that the Supreme Court does have final say in determining constitutional rights, and the President is not above the law.
Citizens United v. F.E.C (2010)- Case in which the Court held that the First Amendment prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.
Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857)- Supreme Court case that decided that the federal government has no power to regulate slavery in the states, and that African Americans were not protected by the Constitution, and not citizens of the United States.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)- Upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal" facilities in the United States in terms of racial segregation
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)- Overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case and stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." This case helped pave the way for civil rights changes.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)- States that state courts are required by the Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own attorney.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)- held that both guilty or innocent statements made in response to questioning by police will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with a lawyer before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them. Helped implement the Miranda Rights in police procedure.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)- Defined constitutional rights of students in U.S public schools.
Roe v. Wade (1973)- Case stating that women have a right to have an abortion.
U.S v. Nixon (1974)- Case stating that the Supreme Court does have final say in determining constitutional rights, and the President is not above the law.
Citizens United v. F.E.C (2010)- Case in which the Court held that the First Amendment prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.