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Marbury v. Madison
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McCulloch v. Maryland
This case was about how McCulloch refused to pay tax. The state of maryland had then sued McCulloch. The decision was that it was unconstitutional for the taxing of branches. I believe this affected our country because of the taxing going on and up holding our rights. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This case was about a man named Dred Scott that sued his owners wife because his master had died on non-slavery grounds so he believe that he was a free man till, she had took him back into slavery, the decision was that he was guilty. I believe this effects our country with limits of the constitution. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This is the separate but equal case. This man named Homer Plessy was arrested for violating to separate car act because he was one-eighth black. The decision was that he was guilty. This could affect our country because of our limits to the constitution. -
Korematsu v. United States
This case was about how Korematus had to go back o his home country and so did other Asian/Japanese. If they did not go back they were sent to camps. He decision was not guilty. -
Brown v. Board of Ed Topeka
This case was about school segregation. Linda brown and her sister have to walk a dangerous way to get to school. But they wouldn't have to if only they could go to the school that was colder to them, but the school was for all whites. The decision was in favor of Topeka KS. This affects our country because of he integrated schools we have today. -
Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp was suspected of hiding a fugitive charged with bombing, they went in to search her house without any warrant, which them then finding pornography. The decision rests which then lets Mapp go. There was no probable cause and there was no warrant so the porn cannot be used in court. The effect that this has on our country is the privacy rights. -
Gideon v. Wainwright
This case was about a burglary that had happened in bay Harbor Pool Room in Florida. The man that was accused of the crime was Gideon. He was sent to jail for jail for 2 year he than appealed his case to the Supreme Court. The first decion was to convict him because of being unprepared. Then he had another trail & it was based on false conviction. The case had an effect on our country because being appointed a lawyer. -
Miranda v. Arizona
There was a crime victim that had recognized Earnest Miranda, so he was arrested and sent down for questioning. He was not read or told his Miranda rights, so the evidence he could not be used because the act of neglect. The decision upheld his conviction and denied his appeal. This could have affected our country because of our rights also. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
This case was about symbolic speech. When kids wore arm bands to school, the school officials said that they had to be token off and students who didn't listen had to a suspended. The decision was in favor of tinker. This affects our country because of the symbolic speech we have. -
Roe v. Wade
This case was about abortion and about a texas residen that waned to abort her baby but they said it was illegal and she couldn't. The decision was that violates guarantee of personal liberty and rights of implicitly. This affects us good because the rights of abortion. -
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
This case was about a high school girl named T.L.O and she was convicted of smoking in the bathroom, then of her confessing to it. The found multiple things in her purse such as Marijuana, a pipe, empty plastic bags, money, a list of students who owned her money, and letter of her dealing Marijuana. The decision was that it was reasonable and they went in the schools favor. This affects our country in a good way for the safety of the schools. -
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
This case was about censorship. How there was an article written and they had to take it out of the school newspaper immediately because it talked about teen pregnancy, wich the believe was to interoperate for 9th grades. The decision was ruled in favor of the students. This affects us because of rights of student Press. -
Texas v. Johnson
This case was about flag burning and weather or weather not it should be illegal. Johnson had burned a flag and he was then sentenced to one year in jail and fined 2,000 dollars. The decision was then handed down in 1989. This affects our county with how far to go when showing some type of symbolic speech.
