Gideon v. Wainwright
A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression
Brown v. Board of Education
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.
Shneck v. US
Citizens United v. FEC
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
Baker v. Carr
McDonald v. Chicago
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
US v. Lopez
McCulloch v. Maryland
Engel v. Vitale
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
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.
Marbury v. Madison
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
