| A | B |
| Regents of UC Davis vs. Bakke | Affirmative action |
| Brown vs. Board of Education | Integration of public schools |
| Texas vs. Johnson | Burning of American flag |
| Dred Scott vs. Sanford | Slaves are not citizens, and have no right to sue in a court of law |
| Worcester vs. Georgia | John Marshall ruled Cherokee could stay on their land, Andrew Jackson defied it |
| Plessy vs. Ferguson | "separate but equal" facilities were Constitutional |
| Roe vs. Wade | Abortion legal during the 1st trimester |
| Marbury vs. Madison | Established judicial review (made judicial branch stronger) |
| Korematsu vs. US | National security trumps individual rights |
| Schenk vs. US | Freedom of speech limited in times of "clear and present danger" (wartime) |
| Scopes/Monkey Trial | Teaching of evolution illegal in public schools (battle between science and religion) |
| Wabash vs. Illinois | Federal regulation of interstate transportation (railroads) |
| Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education | Legalized busing as a means of integration (later overturned) |
| US vs. EC Knight Co. | Failed attempt to regulate monopolies under the Sherman Antitrust Act |
| Northern Securities vs. US | Successfully broke up railroad monopoly |
| US vs. American Tobacco | Successfully broke up American Tobacco under the Interstate Commerce Act |