Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
McDonald v. Chicago
Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
Shaw v. Reno
Brown v. Board of Education
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Gideon v. Wainwright
New York Times v. US
Eliminated prior restraint. protected freedom of the press by allowing the New York Times to publish the "Pentagon Papers" despite the Justice Department's order to restrict it.
Roe v. Wade
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression
US v. Lopez
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
Engel v. Vitale
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
Shneck v. US
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
