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Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison was decided on Feburary 11, 1803. The landmark decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. This case gave the Supreme Court power!. Trying to figure out weather the mail didn’t get sent because of Marbury being different from Madison. On February 24, 1803 the court rendered a unanimous (4-0). -
McCullouch v. Maryland
The state of Maryland had a desire to limit the powers of the federal government. Declared that the U.S government had implied powers, as well as those spastically listed in the constitution. The decision of the court ruled in the favor of McCulloch by finding that congress had a constitutional power to establish a national bank and an illegal interfere with federal law. -
Dred Scott v Sandford
Also known as Dred Scott was a case about people of African descent brought into the U.S and held as slaves. The decision was (7-2) and every justice besides Taney wrote a separate concurrence or dissent.This affected many people because no one wants to be treated that way nomatter what the color of your skin is. The people thought that this would destory what they build. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A group of black citizens joined the company to class ticket to seat in a nice section on the plane which means they sat in the white section of the railroad car. Plessey was arrested for violating the separate car act and argued in court that the act violated the 13th and 14th amendments to the constitution and him. The decision was 7-1. Many felt like it was difference between the races and most based it off that.Also, that slavery was a problem and why let this expand things. -
Koremastu v United States
Fred Koremastu refused to obey the wartime order that was given to him to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for Japanese Americans. He didn’t follow the persuaders and was arrested and convicted. After losing the courts appeals, he appealed to the United States Supreme Court, challenging the constitution.It held that the order leading to the detention of Japanese Americans during World War II was not unconstitutional.This implied to many different people. -
Brown v. Board of Ed Topeka KS
Schools were segregates by race. Colored kids had to walk to school while whites got on the bus. The Brown family felt like segregated schools violated the 14th amendment and took their case to court. The federal court thought it was harmful but legal, so they took their case to the Supreme Court segregated schools could never be equal to one another. The court ruled 9-0.This affected the world because it wasn’t equal many have fought for freedom and segregation to go away because it was unfair. -
Mapp v Ohio
Polices suspected a bomb in her home, knocked on the door demanding entrance, Mapp refused to let them in because they didn’t have a warrant.Waiting for several hours the police forced their self into her home holding a piece of paper when mapp demanded to see their search warrant.They found pornographic,arrested her & charged her for violating the law of Ohio. She lost in Ohio so took it to the U.S Supreme Court.Ruled 6-3.It was unfair & unconstitutioal.You cant just vade someones privacy. -
Gideon v. Wainwright
Police arrested Gideon after he was found nearby with a pint of wine and some change in his pocket; he could not afford a lawyer asked the judge to appoint one for him arguing that the 6th amendment entitles everyone to a lawyer. Judged denied it & he had to represent him. He didn’t do well; serving his sentence he studied law, to discover his rights were violated.Wrote a petition to the U.S Court, Court ruled not guilty. It impacted poor defendants who in the past have been lost without help. -
Miranda v Arizona
Miranda was arrested for a crime that he was picked out for, after the police questioned him did not inform him of his 5th amendment right or 6th amendment right to the assistance of an attorney. After he had confessed to the crime his attorney argued that his confession should be out of the trail. Court ruled 5-4.This case had affected others such as Yarborough v. Alvarado,the police didn’t do their job and that turned out to wring,The police brings people to not be able to trust them. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
This case, was about two kids who wore black armbands to their public school as a symbol of protect against American involvement of the Vietnam War. When the children were asked to remove their armbands they refused and were subsequently suspended. The court ruled 7 to 2. This affected a lot of people because it seem like it spread to tattoo and gangs. Being profiled for something you have on. So some kids have tattoos and hat means they are in a gang. It begin to get out of control after Tinker -
Roe v. Wade
Jane roe was an unmarried and pregnant Texas resident in 1970. Texas law made it a felony to abort a fetus unless of medical advice for purpose of saving the mother. Roe files a suit against wade, the district attorney, violated the guarantee of personal liberty & privacy, 1,4,5 9, and 14 amendments.The court ruled 5 to 4.this effects all state laws limiting women’s access to abortions during the 1st trimester of her being pregnant.It affected moms because they're trying to see why wade did that -
NJ v. T.L.O
A New Jersey high school student was accused of violating school rules by smoking in the bathroom, which leaded to a search of her purse for the evidence. They discovered marijuana and other things. The student then tried to get the possession of cigarettes wasn’t a violation of school rules so the evidence of smoking didn’t justify to search. Court ruled 6 to 3. The effect was to have privacy there is a line. -
HazelWood v. Kuhlmeier
This case was about the high school principal Robert Reynolds review the high school student newspaper before it was published. The journalism student felt that this censorship was a violation of their first amendment right. The case was decided 5 to 3 Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court.In this case there was a newspaper article that was written addressing teen pregnancy and divorce . He didn’t like the fact that some people were commenting on this even though no names were given. -
Texas v. Johnson
Protesting whether the flag should be burned or not was big in Texas No one was hurt or threatened with injury but some witnesses said they were seriously offended, and Johnson was charged and convicted in violation of the Texas penal code. The court ruled 5-4. This has effected a lot of people because many thought that it wasn’t cool to do because many have died over serving our country and thought that someone burning that was just evil and not right. This brought up many arguments and issues.
