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| Marbury v. Madison | issue: government power/ decision- judicial review, Supreme Court ruled a law unconstitutional for the first time |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Accused rapist confessed, guilty, challenged it, decision- accused must be notifiedof his rights upon arrest |
| Nixon v. U.S. | issue-presidential power, decision- nixon must turn over taped conversations involved in Watergate coverup, example of checks and balances |
| Gideon v.Wainwright | issue- Does the accused have a right to a lawyer if he can't afford one, decision- accused must be granted a lawyer for trial |
| Schenck v. U.S. | issue- rights during wartime, Schenck passing out anti-draft pamphlets, decision- he presented a clear and present danger so he is guilty of violating the Espionage Act |
| Korematsu v. U.S. | issue-internment of Jap-Americans, they may be excluded from the area for national secuity |
| Brown v. Board of Education | issue- Is segregation in schools a violation of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause?. decision- separate but unequal, segregation in schools is illegal |
| New York Times. v. U.s | issue- free press, decision- paper may print the Pentagon Papers |
| Dred Scott v. Sanford | Supreme Court ruled slaves are property, not people, so a state can't deny a person his property, therefore there are no free states |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | issue- can the bank be taxed by state? Is the National Bank legal? decision- Yes the bank is constitutional based on the elastic clause |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | issue- are separate railroad cars violating the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause? Decision-no, not if they are equal, Jim Crow laws lived on, segregation was okay |
| Engel v. Vitale | issue- Is school prayer a violation of the separation of church and state? decision - yes, students who are not religious felt pressured, it is against the 1st Amendment |
| Roe v. Wade | issue- Does a law outlawing abortion in Texas violate the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause? Yes, women have a right to privacy, abortion was legalized in first 3 months of pregnancy |
