Landmark Cases Timeline

By wadebailey2007

  • mapp vs ohio

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 vote in favor of Mapp. The high court said evidence seized unlawfully, without a search warrant, could not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts.

  • Gideon v. Wainwright

    Who can ultimately decide what the law is?
    result- It is explicitly the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is."

  • Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

    Are police constitutionally required to inform people in custody of their rights to remain silent and to an attorney?

  • bush vs gore

    Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 2000, that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.