Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
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.
Baker v. Carr
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.
Engel v. Vitale
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
Marbury v. Madison
US v. Lopez
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Citizens United v. FEC
corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression
Gideon v. Wainwright
A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
Roe v. Wade
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
Shneck v. US
