| A | B |
| Furman v. Georgia | capital punishment was unconstitutional as applied |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | regulate interstate commerce |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | right to an attorney |
| Gregg v. Georgia | punishment of death does not violate Constitution |
| Hazelwood School District v. Kublmeier | School officials had full control over school sponsored activities (school newspapers) |
| Heart of Altanta Motel, Inc. v. United States | Segregation in interstate commerce unconstitutional |
| Korematsu v. Unisted States | the President and Congress could use the action taken because of a wartime emergency |
| Brown v. Board of Education Topeka | separate but equal was unconstitutional |
| Bethel School District #403 v. Fraser | school rules limit freedom of political speech |
| Engel v. Vital | prayer unconstitutional |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | "separate but equal" as constitutional |
| Miranda v. Arizona | police must inform suspects of their rights |
| Roe v. Wade | abortion is a constitutional right |
| Mapp v. Ohio | police required a warrant to enter a home |
| McColloch v. Maryland | allowed Congress and courts to use their "implied powers" |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | the right to counsel |
| Marbury v. Madison | judical review |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | protest against the Vietnam war |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | power given to commerce clause |
| New Jersey v. T.I.O. | new standard for searching in schools |
| Regents of the University of California v. Bakke | affirmative action |
| Texas v. Johnson | freedom of expression |