| A | B |
| Dred Scott v. Sandford | slaves are property; Missouri Compromise unconstitutional |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | separate but equal segregation policy |
| Schenck v. United States | limits on free speech during wartime when posing "clear and present" danger |
| Brown v. Board of Education | "separate but equal is inherently unequal" |
| Mapp v. Ohio | illegally obtained evidence cannot be used against a person in a court of law |
| Miranda v. Arizona | rights of the accused |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | right to an attorney even if you cannot afford one |
| Engel v. Vitale | no forced prayer in schools |
| Roe v. Wade | right to privacy; right to choose with limits |
| Tinker v. DesMoines | symbolic freedom of speech is protected |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | no unreasonable search and seizure without probable cause |
| Vernonia v. Acton | random drug testing is legal in schools |
| Korematsu v. United States | civil liberties can be limited during wartime, Japanese-American removal upheld |
| NY Times Co. v. U.S. | freedom of the press |
| Planned Parenthood v. Casey | upheld Roe v. Wade decision, but must have parental notification in some cases |
| Cruzan v. Missouri Health Dept. | a person has a right to die or live based on DNR |
| Watkins v. United States | HUAC abused it's power to find Communists |
| Muller v. Oregon | women are inferior to men |
| Lochner v. New York | baker's hours cannot be limited |
| Civil Rights Cases | the right of segregation is a state power |