U.S.

Supreme
Court Cases
 Marbury v Madison
1803
• Established judicial
review— allowing for
the court to rule on
whether or not a law is
allowed by the U.S.
Constitution.
• An extension of the
powers listed in
Article III.
McCulloch v Maryland
1819

• Stated that
implied
powers allow
for federal
authority over
the state.
 Gibbons v Ogden
1824
• Concluded
that congress
regulates
interstate
commerce
(trade).
 Plessy v Ferguson
1896

• Upheld separation of people based

on race as long as equal facilities
were provided.
• Idea of “separate but equal”
Korematsu v U.S.
1944
• Placing of Japanese-
Americans in
internment camps in
OR, WA, CA, and AZ
during WWII which was
upheld by the court.
• Connects to Article II
(president’s power of
executive orders)
 Brown v Board of Education
1954
• Struck down “separate but equal”
because it violated equal protection
of the laws guaranteed by the 14th
Amendment.
 Mapp v Ohio
1961
• Evidence
obtained by
illegal means
cannot be used in
a trial.
• Connection to the
4th Amendment.
Engel v Vitale
1962
• Court outlawed
prayer in
schools.
• Important in 1st
Amendment’s
freedom of
religion.
 Gideon v Wainwright
1963
• Ruled that the
accused has the right
to a lawyer even if
he/she cannot afford
to pay for one.
• Important addition to
the 6th Amendment.
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v U.S.
1964
• Court ruled
against racial
discrimination in
privately owned
facilities.
• In connection to
the 14th
Amendment.
 Miranda v Arizona
1966
• Court ruled that
an accused
person must be
informed of his
or her rights.
• Outlined in the
5th Amendment.
Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education
1969
• Forced busing
in schools to
lower
segregation.
• Part of the 14th
Amendment.
 Tinker v Des Moines
1969
• Upheld the right
of students in
schools.
• Symbolic
speech
protected by 1 st

Amendment.
 Furman v Georgia
1972
• Outlawed the death penalty.
• Connected to the 8th Amendment.
 Gregg v Georgia
1976
• Reinstated
the death
penalty.
• Connected to
the 8th
Amendment.
Regents of the University of
California v Bakke
1978
• Race could be
used as a factor
in admission to
college but
quotas cannot.
• Related to
affirmative
action.
 New Jersey v T.L.O.
1985
• Schools have the
right to conduct
searches and
seizures without
warrants if
conditions are
present for cause.
• Related to the 4th
Amendment.
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
1988
• Schools have the right to
censor the information
that it presented in a
school newspaper.
• Principal can act as an
editor.
• Related to the 1st
Amendment’s freedom of
the press.
 Texas v Johnson
1989
• Burning of
flag protected
by 1st
Amendment’s
freedom of
speech
(expression).
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