| A | B |
| Marbury v. Madison | set the precedent for the Supreme Court to review acts to make sure they are constitutional |
| Brown v. Board of Education | reversed earlier "separate but equal" decision and desegregated schools |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | ruled that separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites were LEGAL |
| Miranda v. Arizona | required law enforcement to notify suspects of their 5th and 6th amendment rights |
| Tinker v. DesMoines | declared that wearing arms bands was a form of free expression for students |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | ruled that states cannot deny you the right to an attorney |
| Korematsu v. U.S. | said that government can detain suspected enemies during wartime |
| Bakke v. University of CA Regents | protected against reverse discrimination when white male was denied entry into med school |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | said that schools only need reasonable cause to search students |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | limited students' free expression because school officials have control over school newspaper |
| Texas v. Johnson | ruled that flag-burning is a form of free expression |
| Engel v. Vitale | banned schools from requiring prayer in school |
| Mapp v. Ohio | ruled that evidence obtained without a warrant cannot be used in court |
| Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg B.O.E. | ruled that busing students be used to achieve racial balance in schools |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | increased implied powers of Congress by upholding right to regulate banks |
| Furman v. Georgia | stopped death penalty in all states |
| Gregg v. Georgia | restored death penalty saying it is not "cruel & unusual" in extreme cases |