Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Brown v. Board of Education
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
Gideon v. Wainwright
A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
Wisconsin v. Yoder
New York Times v. US
"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
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
Citizens United v. FEC
corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
Marbury v. Madison
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.
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
McDonald v. Chicago
Shneck v. US
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
