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.
McDonald v. Chicago
McCulloch v. Maryland
Baker v. Carr
Gideon v. Wainwright
A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Engel v. Vitale
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
Citizens United v. FEC
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.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
Marbury v. Madison
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
Roe v. Wade
legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
Shneck v. US
