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Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison is about job appointment. Tomas Jefferson didn't like it. It was democratic and controversial because they thought it gave the Supreme Court too much power. It was a judicial review. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The racial segregation on the railroads is the topic. The public opinion was it turned against the blacks. It was democratic and controversial because it was overturned and the principle was judicial restraint. -
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
What's it about - racial segregation in schools
Public opinion- increasingly in favor
Democratic- yes
Controversial- yes
Why- blacks believed what they said counts for some
Principle/trend- judicial activism -
Roe v. Wade
What's it about? Abortion laws
Public opinion? Majority favors
Democrat? No
Controversial? Yes
Why? Because people don't want to kill and other don't want rights taken
Principle/trend? Judicial activism -
Obergefell v. Hodges
What's it about? Legislation of gay marriage
Public opinion? Majority favors
Democratic? No
Controversial? Yes
Why? Because Supreme Court overruled every other court
Principle/trend? Civil rights