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marbury v maddison
adam's last night as president he appointed people to the supreme court. maddison called it ilegal. maddison won. this case established judical reveiw. -
mcculloh v maryland
maryland decided to tax the national bank.mcculoh didnt think that was constitutional. the court favored mcculoh. this case showed that the federal and not state gov. holds more power. -
gibbons v ogden
ogden owned a boat and got a licence to operate it inbetween new york and new jersey. gibbons got a better licence than ogden. the court favored gibbons. this established the power to regulate trade. -
dred v sandford
scott a slave, traveled and worked in a "free" state. slaves could not sue people. the courts favored sanford. this established that congress could not set slaves free, and that the missouri comprimise was unconstitutional. -
ex parte milligan
milligan was to be killed. milligan called habeus corpeus. the courts favored milligan. this established amendment 5 -
plessy v ferguson
plessy in group against jim crow laws. sued for violation of 14th amendment. court favored ferguson. established "seperate but equal" doctrine. -
korematsu v united states
korematsu was japanesse. the gov. put him in a japanesse exclusion camp, and he sued for civillian exclusion. courts favored the u.s. established "emergency in perril" act. -
brown v board of education
linda brown lived across the street from a white school, but could not attend due to race... and had to walk five miles to the nearest colored school. her dad sdued for not being equal. brown won. "seperate but not equal". -
mapp v ohio
ms. mapp was suspected of hiding some info about a bomber. police raided her house and used illegal information against her in court. mapp won. established that you could not use illegal evidence against somebody in court. -
gideon v wainwright
gideon broke into a pool hall and was caught. gideon sued for not being able to have a lawyer in jail. gideon won. established that a lawyer is provided no matter what charge. -
miranda v arizona
miranda was taken for illeged kidnap and rape. miranda didnt ask for a lawyer in his 2 hours of questioning. miranda won his case. established the miranda rights. -
epperson v arkansas
it was illegal in arkansas to teach eveloution. epperson sued for his freedom of speech. epperson won. freedom of speech expanded. -
tinker v des moines
tinker's kids did not take off protest armbands after being told to.the kids were suspended, and their parents sued for freedom of speech. tinker won. schools can now not suspend due to symbols. -
united states v nixon
nixon broke into watergate office. nixon held onto tapes that could be possible evidence that could help this case, and the gov wanted them. the u.s. won and nixon was forced to give up tapes. established that the president was not above the law. -
roe v wade
a woman by the pen name roe was pregnant and wanted an abortion. texas outlawed abortions. roe won that case. made abortions legal in all 50 states. -
university of california regency v bakke
bakke was a man of color, and was way smarter than all the other applicants to the university. bakke applied 2 times, and did not get in because of his race. bakke won the case. established equal protection. -
new jersey v t.l.o.
t.l.o. was found in the girls restroom "smoking" and she was not. the principal searched her bag and it had drugs, money, and a list of peoples names. new jersey won. helps schools be able to search you stuff easier. -
wallace v jaffree
jaffre's kids were in alabams public school system. in alabama the prayed everyday at school. jaffree won. established that it was illegal to solicit religon on school grounds. -
hazelwood school district v kuhlmeier
students wrote a paper for the school as a assigment, and principal claimed they were not allowed. students sued for freedom of speach. the school district won.the press. -
texas v johnson
johnson burned a u.s. flag and was aressted for it. johnson sued for his freedom of speech. johnson won. streached the 1st amendment.