overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
McDonald v. Chicago
Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
US v. Lopez
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
New York Times v. US
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
Shaw v. Reno
The Court ruled that although it was a legitimate goal for state legislatures to take race into account when they draw electoral districts in order to increase the voting strength of minorities, they may not make race the sole reason for drawing district lines.
Citizens United v. FEC
corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
Engel v. Vitale
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Baker v. Carr
"one man one vote". created guidelines for drawing up congresional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state
Shneck v. US
freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
