Gideon v. Wainwright
US v. Lopez
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Marbury v. Madison
Engel v. Vitale
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.
McDonald v. Chicago
Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
Shneck v. US
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.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression
Citizens United v. FEC
corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
Baker v. Carr
Brown v. Board of Education
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
