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Marbury v. Madison
Marbury had the right to his commission but the court did not have the power to force Madison to deliver the commission. Chief Justice Marshall wrote the opinion of the court. -
Dredd Scott v Sanford
In this ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that slaves were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the Federal Government or the courts. The opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a Federal territory. -
Muller v. Oregon
Though with the state winning in shorter hours for women, and the popular progressives being happy with the outcome, equal-rights feminists were against this because it worked so heavily on the separation of the sexes into two stereotyped gender-roles and restricted women's financial independence -
Hammer v Dagenhart
Congress does not have the power to regulate commerce of goods that are manufactured by children -
Zorach v Clauson
Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306, was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States considered a school district allowing students to leave school for part of the day to receive religious instruction. Clauson one -
Brown v Board of education
Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Miranda v Arizona
Miranda was found guilty of kidnapping and rape and was sentenced to 20-30 years imprisonment on each count. On appeal, the Supreme Court of Arizona held that Miranda’s constitutional rights were not violated in obtaining the confession. -
Tinker v. Des moines
John and Mary Beth Tinker wore black armbands to protest the vietnom war, when the schools asked them to remove them they refused. They took the case to court and the tinkers won. -
Roe v Wade
The Court issued its decision on January 22, 1973, with a 7-to-2 majority vote in favor of Roe. This cases created the right of privacy. -
Texas v. Johnson
Johnson was tried and convicted under a Texas law outlawing flag desecration. He was sentenced to one year in jail and assessed a $2,000 fine. -
District of Columbia v. Heller
Dick Anthony Heller applied for a one-year license for a handgun he wished to keep at home, but his application was denied. Heller sued the District of Columbia. He won -
Obergefell v. Hodges
This case decided that Same sex marrige could be legal. Obergefell
