| A | B |
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| Dred Scot v. Sanford | Held that blacks were not US citizens and that Congress couldn't bar slaves from new territories |
| Gitlow v. New York | Established that the rights of free speech are protected against interference by state government by the due process clause of the 14th A. |
| Powell v. Alabama | States only had to provide counsel to poor defendents only in capital cases |
| Palko v. Connecticut | Ruled that the double jeopardy provision of the 5th A. does not apply to the states through the 14th A. |
| Griswold v. Connecticut | Ruled that stae regulation of birth control violated privacy which was recognized as a protected right |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Ruled that "separate but equal" public facilities were OK under the Constitution |
| Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | Declared that "separate but equal" schools were inherently unequal and violated the equal protection of the 14th A. |
| Regents of the University of California v. Bakke | Said that racial quotas were unconstitutionals but said that race could be a factor in college admissions |
| Slaughterhouse cases | The Court said that the privileges and immunities clause of the 14th A. applies only to those privileges that people have as national citizens not state citizens |
| Minor v. Happersett | Ruled that being a citizen does not automatically give a person the right to vote. So states could deny women the right to vote |
| Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections | Ruled that the use of poll taxes in state elections was a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th A. |
