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657684456Marbury v Madison, 1803Judicial review established
657684457McCulloch v Maryland, 1819Federal "implied powerse" supreme; federal banks allowed
657684458Gibbons v Ogden, 1824Commerce Clause gives Congress broad powers
657684459Dred Scott v Sanford, 1857Slaves are not citizens, but property
657684460Munn v Illinois, 1876Feds can regulate businesses crossing state lines
657684461Plessy v Ferguson, 1896"Separate but equal" allowed for state laws
657684462Schenk v U.S., 1919"Clear and present danger" test to limit speech
657684463Gitlow v New York, 1925Limits on "anarchy," but free speech "incorporated"
657684464Near v Minnesota, 1931No "prior restraint" of freedom of the press
657684465Korematsu v U.S., 1944Government can intern (detain) citizens in emergencies
657684466Brown v Board of Ed., 1954Overturned Plessy in public schools
657684467Roth v U.S., 1957Obscenity is not free speech
657684468Mapp v Ohio, 1961Warrants needed for evidence to be used (exclusion).
657684469Baker v Carr, 1962State apportionment must be "one man, one vote"
657684470Engel v Vitale, 1962No school-led daily prayer in public schools
657684471Gideon v Wainright, 1963States must provide attorneys in state courts
657684472Heart of Atlanta v U.S., 1964Commerce Clause applies to private business/interstate activities
657684473Griswold v Connecticut, 1965Information about birth control is a privacy right
657684474Miranda v Arizona, 1966Police must explain rights at time of arrest
657684475Terry v Ohio, 1968Police can search and seize with probable cause
657684476Lemon v Kurtzman, 1971Some government aid to church schools is allowed (Lemon Test).
657684477N.Y. Times v U.S., 1971No prior restraint of the stolen Pentagon Papers
657684478Miller v California, 1973Community standards determine obscenity
657684479Roe v Wade, 1973First trimester abortions legal as medical privacy
657684480U.S. v Nixon, 1974Executive privilege does not extend to criminal cases
657684481Gregg v Georgia, 1976Death penalty upheld within 8th amendment
657684482Buckley v Valeo, 1976Campaign money limits, but independent and personal money allowed
657684483Regents v Bakke, 1978No racial quotas allowed, but race can be considered
657684484New Jersey v TLO, 1985School searches without warrants possible
657684485Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier, 1988School newspapers can be edited by teachers, administrators
657684486Texas v Johnson, 1989Flag burning is a form of political free speech
657684487Planned Parenthood v Casey, 1992States can put some restrictions on Roe rights
657684488Santa Fe ISD v Doe, 2000No school-led prayers at extracurricular events
657684489Gratz v Bollinger, 2003Affirmative action at colleges okay but limited

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