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Gibbons v Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden is a U.S. Supreme Court case that declared that states cannot interfere with the power of Congress to regulate trade. -
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred Scott v Sanford was a US Supreme Court decision that ruled that Americans of African descent could not sue in federal court. They also ruled that Congress did not have the power to ban slavery in US territories. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. This case was brought about when Homer Plessy a black man refused to sit in a train car for blacks. -
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, KS
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a US Supreme court decision that ended racial segregation in public schools. Stating ir as unconstitutional. -
Mapp v Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio is a U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled that if evidence were obtained through violation of the fourth amendment which prohibits unlawful searches and seizures it is inadmissible in state courts. -
Gideon v Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright was a US Supreme Court decision that said the Constitution requires states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves. -
Miranda v Arizona
Miranda v. Arizona, was a decision of the United States Supreme Court that said a suspect in police custody has the right to be informed of their right to have an attorney present before and during questioning. -
Roe v Wade
Roe v. Wade was a decision by the US Supreme Court that made abortion legal in many circumstances. The Supreme court ruled that the state law banning abortions except if needed to save the life of the mother was unconstitutional. -
Buckley v Valeo
Buckley v. Valeo is a U.S. Supreme Court case that said that putting limits on election spending are unconstitutional. -
Engel v Vitale
Engel v. Vitale was a US Supreme court decision that banned prayers in public schools. They said the reciting of prayers violated the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.
