| A | B |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | Established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review over Congress. |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | Established the federal government's implied powers over the states. |
| Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) | Denied citizenship to African American slaves. |
| Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) | Upheld "separate but equal" segregation laws in states. |
| Brown v. Board of Education (1954) | Separating black and white students in public schools is unconstitutional. |
| Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) | Criminal defendants have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one. |
| Miranda v. Arizona (1966) | Prisoners must be advised of their rights before being questioned by police. |
| Roe v. Wade (1973) | Women have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters. |
| United States v. Nixon (1974) | President cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence from criminal trial. |
| Bush v. Gore (2000) | No recount of the 2000 presidential election was feasible in a reasonable time period. |
| District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) | Citizens have a right to possess firearms at home for self-defense. |
| Mapp v. Ohio (1961) | States must uphold the Fourth Amendment. |
