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Marbury v. Madison
Commissions were signed by President Adams and sealed by acting Secretary of State John Marshall but they were not delivered in time. They were claimed to be invalid. Madison won the case because Marbury his writ of mandamus was denied. "Strengthens the federal government" (DelPriore). -
McCulloh v. Maryland
The state of Maryland wanted to tax all banks in the state that were not chartered by the state. Maryland tried to sue McColloh. In all, McColloh won the case because the state has no power to tax its banks. Lessens the powers of the states toward banks. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott believed he was a free man after his slave owner died and he was in a free territory, but he was sent back to slavery. Ultimately, Sandford won the case because they ruled that blacks had no rights. This showed that the U.S. had no respect for the slaves. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy tried to sit on an all white railroad train and was denied the seat. Plessy violated the "Seperate but equal" law. Ferguson won the case because blacks did not have rights nor were considered citizens. Even though Plessy lost, this showed that U.S. was violating its own law. -
Korematsu v. U.S.
Korematsu refused to go to an internment camp after the pearl harbor incident. He was arrested at first, but after a re-trial Korematsu was found innocent under the court of law. The case allowed immigrants in the U.S. better rights. -
Brown v. Board of Ed Topeka KS
Linda Brown and her family fought against segregation in schools. They believed that the segregated school system violated the fourteenth amendment. The Court decided that state laws requiring separate but equal schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Strengthens the rights of the black community. -
Mapp v. Ohio
A bomber was suspected to be in Mapps home. The police searched the house of Mapp without a warrant and locked her up for having pornographic material. To the U.S. Supreme Court Mapp was found not guilty and the evidence violates the 14th amendment. This made the U.S. strengthen its search policy. -
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon was accused of stealing from a Pool room which he worked in on occasions. Gideon was not given a lawyer because he couldn't afford one. Gideon lost in the state court, but when the case was take to the supreme courts, he was awarded a lawyer and won the case. In the Supreme court decision he was found not guilty of all charges. This case changed the way the U.S. conducted future cases. -
Miranda v. Arizona
Miranda was arrested for rape because of a confession that the cops forced upon him without reading him his rights. The decision of the Supreme court was Miranda was not told of his rights, therefore the evidence of the cops could not be used in the court. He was found not guilty. This decision greatly impacted the U.S. by making it a law that everyone must be read their right before being incriminated. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
In this case, the Tinkers were banned from wearing arm bands to school which represented a peace symbol against the war. This violated the childrens constitutional rights. The court's 7 to 2 decision held that the First Amendment applied to public schools, and that administrators would have to demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific regulation of speech in the classroom. This greatly effected the U.S.by giving children in shcools more rights to express themselves. -
Roe v. Wade
This case involved Roe who wanted an abortion after she was raped, which went undocumented. Roe was at first denied of this want under the Texas law. When the case was taken to the Supreme court the court issued its decision on January 22, 1973, with a 7-to-2 majority vote in favor of Roe. This gave women the rights to have abortions if wanted. -
NJ v. TLO
TLO was caught smoking cigarettes in the bathroom and her bag was searched. TLO was found guilty of having illegal substances in school. This case changed many restrictions in schools around the U.S. -
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Kids were not allowed to publish certain things involving the privacy of others in their school newspaper. The principal deleted the two pages the students showed him. The decision was that Principal Reynolds did not violate the students' free press rights. This lowered the level of what kids were allowed to publish in schools concerning the privacy of other students. -
Texas v. Johnson
Johnson was participating in a political demonstration in which they burned the flag. The decision was that Johnson was protected under the first amendment, therefore he was found not guilty of his actions. This case strengthen the rights of citizens under the first amendment.
