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.
New York Times v. US
Shneck v. US
freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."
Marbury v. Madison
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
US v. Lopez
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
Wisconsin v. Yoder
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
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
Baker v. Carr
McDonald v. Chicago
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
