| A | B |
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| Brown v. Topeka Board of Education | (1954) Case that ruled that public school segregation is unconstitutional |
| Dred Scot v.Sanford | (1857) Held that a slave had lived in a free territory w/ his master is still property |
| Ex parte Milligan | (1866) Martial law must be confined to "the theater of active military operations"; civilians coudn't be tried in military courts if civil remained operational |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | (1824) Congress had the authority to regulate all commercial inter course among states, not just interstate travel |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | (1963) 6th amendment guaranteed access to a qualified counsel. |
| Mapp v. Ohio | (1961) Federal rule excluding the use of illegally obtained evidence iin criminal trials should be applied to states |
| Marbury v. Madison | (1803) Established judicial review; established Supreme Court could declare laws unconstitutional; Chief Justice was Marshall |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | (1819) Broad construction of Constitution ruling upheld the constitutionality of a national bank |
| Miranda v. Arizona | (1963) Supreme court ruling sets forth the rights of a person under arrest |
| Roe v. Wade | (1963) Ruled that states laws limiting abortion were illegal |
| Roth v. United States | (1957) Held that obscenity was not protected by the 1st amendment |
| Schrenk v. United States | (1919) Held that WWI limits on free speech didn't violate 1st Amendment if the speech presented "clear and present dangeer" |
| Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States | (1911) Dissolved John Rockefeller's Standared Oil Trust |
| United States v. Nixon | (1974) Held that secret tape recordings made in the office of President Nixon were subject to subpeona for Watergate trial. |
| University of California v. Bakke | (1978) Held that a university may consider race and ethnic background in applications for admission, may not establish fixed quotas |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Seperate but equal |
