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| 780550583 | Marbury vs. Madison, 1803 | Case in which the supreme court first asserted the power of judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to interpret the constitutionality of a law. | |
| 780550584 | McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 | Upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax a federal agency (the national bank). "The power to tax is the power to destroy." | |
| 780550585 | Fletcher v. Peck, 1810 | Decision that established the precedent that the Supreme Court could rule a state law unconstitutional. | |
| 780550586 | Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 1819 | Supreme Court case that sustained Dartmouth University's original charter against changes proposed by the New Hampshire state legislature, thereby protecting corporations from domination by state governments. (264) | |
| 780550587 | Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824 | Upheld broad congressional power to legislate and regulate commerce between states. | |
| 780550588 | Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831 | Court held that Indian tribes could not sue in federal courts but he did say that they were under the jurisdiction of the United States and could only give up their lands voluntarily. | |
| 780550589 | Worcester v. Georgia, 1832 | Ruled that Georgia had no power to pass laws affecting the Cherokees because federal jurisdiction over the Cherokees was exclusive. | |
| 780550590 | Commonwealth v. Hunt, 1842 | Declared that labor unions were lawful organizations and that the strike was a lawful weapon. | |
| 780550591 | Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857 | Ruled that slaves were property, not citizens, and, therefore, Dred Scott was not entitled to use the courts. | |
| 780550592 | Ex parte Milligan, 1866 | Civil War Era case in which the Supreme Court ruled that military tribunals could not be used to try civilians if civil courts were open. | |
| 780550593 | Munn v. Illinois, 1876 | Upheld an Illinois law regulating railroad rates because the movement of grain was closely related to public interest. | |
| 780550594 | Civil Rights Cases, 1883 | Stated that the 14th Amendment only applied to discriminatory actions taken by states, not to discriminatory actions taken by individuals. | |
| 780550595 | Wabash v. Illinois, 1886 | Struck down an Illinois law regulating interstate railroad rates, ruling that it infringed on the federal government's exclusive control over interstate commerce. | |
| 780550596 | United States v. E. C. Knight Co, 1895 | The Sherman Antitrust Act does not apply to manufacturers located within a single state, because under the 10th Amendment, states have the right to regulate "local activities." | |
| 780550597 | In Re Debs, 1895 | Ruled that the federal government had the authority to halt a railroad strike because it interfered with interstate commerce and delivery of the mail. | |
| 780550598 | Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 | Permitted segregated public facilities, arguing that "separate but equal" accommodations did not violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. | |
| 780550599 | Insular Cases, 1901 | The Constitution does not fully apply to acquired territories, but people from the acquired lands can get US citizenship and the right to vote/elect in America. | |
| 780550600 | Northern Securities Co. v. United States, 1904 | Sherman Antitrust Act could apply to any company that sought to eliminate competition in interstate commerce, including companies chartered within a single state. | |
| 780550601 | Lochner v. New York, 1905 | Struck down a state law setting a 10-hour day for employees because the law interfered with an employee's right to contract with an employer and violated the protection of liberty guaranteed under the 14th Amendment. | |
| 780550602 | Muller v. Oregon, 1908 | In a departure from the Lochner case, the Court upheld a state law limiting women's work hours, viewing women as a special class needing special protection. | |
| 780550603 | Standard Oil of New Jersey v. United States, 1911 | Ruled that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly and ordered that it be dissolved into smaller, competing companies. | |
| 780550604 | American Tobacco v. United States, 1911 | Ruled that American Tobacco was an illegal monopoly and ordered that it be dissolved into smaller, competing companies. | |
| 780550605 | Schenck v. United States, 1919 | The Court limited free speech in time of war, reasoning that freedom of speech can be limited if the words present a "clear and present danger" to the country. | |
| 780550606 | Schecter Poultry v. United States, 1935 | Supreme Court ruled that the NRA overstepped authority to regulate interstate commerce when it tried to regulate the Schecter's poultry business in New York FDR was relying on power to regulate interstate commerce to deal with depression | |
| 780550607 | Korematsu v. United States, 1944 | Ruled that the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II did not violate the Constitution. | |
| 780550608 | Dennis v. United States, 1951 | The Court ruled that the Smith Act, which prohibited advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence, did not violate the 1st Amendment. | |
| 780550609 | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 1954 | The Court found that segregation itself was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause, commenting that "in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place." | |
| 780550610 | Mapp v. Ohio, 1961 | Ruled that evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is inadmissible. "Fruit of a poison tree" doctrine. | |
| 780550611 | Engel v. Vitale, 1962 | Ruled that the recitation of a prayer in a public classroom was a violation of the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment. | |
| 780550612 | Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 | The Court said that all states must provide an attorney in all felony and capital cases for people who cannot afford one themselves. | |
| 780550613 | Escobeda v. Illinois, 1964 1965 | Case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment. An extension of Gideon v. Wainwright. | |
| 780550614 | Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 | Before questioning suspects held in custody, police must inform suspects that they have the right to remain silent, that anything they say may be used against them, and that they have the right to counsel. | |
| 780550615 | Tinker vs. Des Moines, 1969 | Supreme Court case that stated that students do not lose their freedom of speech rights in high school. Mary Beth tinker wore black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War. | |
| 780550616 | Roe v. Wade, 1973 | Decided that states could regulate abortions only in certain circumstances but otherwise a woman's right to an abortion was protected by her right to privacy. | |
| 780550617 | United States v. Nixon, 1974 | Executive privilege was subordinate to "the fundamental demands of due process of law in the fair administration of criminal justice." President Nixon had to surrender audiotapes to a special prosecutor. | |
| 780550618 | Regents of the University of CA v. Bakke, 1978 | The Court held that a university could consider an applicant's race in making admissions decisions, but the use of strict racial quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissible. | |
| 780550619 | Planned Parenthood et al, v. Casey, 1992 | The Court upheld a woman's "liberty" to have an abortion but also allowed for restrictive state regulations as long as they did not create an "undue burden" or "substantial obstacle" for a woman. | |
| 780550620 | Veronia School District v. Action, 1995 | Supreme Court found constitutional a school drug testing on high school athletes; challenged as illegal search but overturned | |
| 780550621 | Bush v. Gore, 2000 | Following the controversial 2000 presidential election, the Supreme Court held that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots was unconstitutional. | |
| 780550622 | Jones v. Clinton, 1997 | The president of the United States is not immune from civil law suits during the tenure of his office. |
