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Marbury v. Madison
John Adams hired new people.Thomas Jefferson sent madison to fire these people.Marbury sued madison and the supreme court decided that the act murbury was quoting would not help him because the act was unconstitutional -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The state of maryland put a tax on their state to use banks outside of the state.They also wanted to tax the federal bank. Mcculloch challanged the state.The chief justice said that Maryland had a right tax their own state but not the federal government -
Prigg v. Pennsylvania
Pennslyvania had a law that stopped people from taking slaves back to the south without showing documentation.Prigged was convicted of taking a slave without showing documentation. Prigg went to the supreme court and said that state laws could not interfeer with federal law.The supreme court agreed. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
He went with his master to Illinois and Minnesota and claimed that this made him a free man. The Missouri Supreme Court found otherwise. Scott, sued his new owner, John Sanford of New York, for damages, alleging physical abuse. Chief Justice Roger Taney, said that African-Americans could never become United States citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. -
Mississippi v. Johnson
Mississippi said that president Johnson was not allowed to enforce the laws. The supreme court descision was that it is the presidents job to enforce the laws and it is uncostitutional to prhobit the executive branch from doing its job -
Brownv. Board_of_education
Brown lived close to many white schools but was forced to travel far to go to a black school.So her family went to the supreme court. They won their case and no longer have segragated schools -
ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT v. SCHEMPP
School officials required all Abington Township students to recite the Lord's Prayer.The rule was uncostititutional and was agaist the first amendment -
Furman v. Georgia
Furman supposedly accidentl shot a man durring a robbery and was sentened to death by georgia. The supreme court said it was uncostitutinal to sentence death -
Roe v. Wade
Roe was prohibted from using abortion. The supreme court said that it was uncostitutional to prohibit abortion -
United States v. Butler
Congress passed a tax on agriculture wich was a right to the states. The supreme court deemed it uncostitutional and butler won
