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| Marbury v Madison | established the principle of judicial review—the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional |
| McCulloch v Maryland | Congress had the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government employed in the execution of constitutional powers |
| Gibbons v Ogden | Under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, the New York monopoly was void because it conflicted with federal law |
| US v Nixon | A case in which the Court held that the President does not have executive privilege in immunity from subpoenas or other civil court actions. |
| Korematsu v US | A case in which the Court held that compulsory exclusion of citizens during times of war is justified in order to reduce the risk of espionage. |
| Engle v Vitale | The state cannot hold prayers in public schools, even if participation is not required and the prayer is not tied to a particular religion. |
| Texas v Johnson | the Court held that Johnson's burning of a flag was protected expression under the First Amendment. |
| Brown v. Board of Education | the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. |
