Baker v. Carr
"one man one vote". created guidelines for drawing up congresional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state
Citizens United v. FEC
corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
Shaw v. Reno
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
US v. Lopez
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
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.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
Shneck v. US
freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
McDonald v. Chicago
Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
Marbury v. Madison
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
Roe v. Wade
