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Supreme Court Timeline
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Marbury v. Madison
Marbury was denied an appoinment as a Justice of the Peach and sued. First case of judicial review by Supreme Court. The Chief Justice was John Marshall, and the petition was denied. -
United States v. Amistad
Declared freedom of African Americans who been enslaved had mutinied against the Spanish ship, Amistad. The chief justice was Roger B. Taney, and it passed Pickney's treaty. -
Slaughterhouse Cases
Stated that the 14th Amendment gave equal protection to state laws that applied to African Americans. The chief justice was Salmon P. Chase. It was a 5-4 decision. -
Wabash, St. Louis, & Pacific R.R. v. Illinois
Dispute about a state law regulating transportation contracts. The chief justice was Morrison Waite. Later the law was struck down by a vote of 6 to 3. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A dispute over segregation laws that led to the statement of separate but equal. The chief justice was Melville Fuller, and the decision 7-1 rejected Plessy's arguement. -
Schenck v. United States
Cases about WW-1 Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment. The chief justice was Edward D. White, and the court decided that Schenck criminal conviction was constitutional. -
Gitlow v. New York
Contrasts early ruling of Schenck and Slaughterhouse cases. The chief justice was William H. Taft, and Gitlow surrendered to authorities and also made first and fourteenth amendment mix with state laws. -
Korematsu v. United States
Debated U.S. policy of Koreans in interment camps. The chief justice was Harlan F. Stone, and a 6-3 decision sided with the government. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Debate about segregation in school, which led kids of all race to go to the same school. The chief justice was Earl Warren, and a unanimous decision of 9-0 thta resulted in students going to the same school no matter the race. -
Mapp v. Ohio
About evidence that was taken without a warrant. The chief justice was Earl Warren, and it was decided that the fourteenth amendment may not be used in state law criminal prosecutions in state courts. -
Engel v. Vitale
Argued prayer in public schools becasue it voilated the separation of church and state. The chief justice was Earl Warren, and the decision was 6-1. -
School District of Abinton Township v. Schempp
Prohibited bible reading in school. The chief justice was Earl Warren, and the court decided 8-1 in favor of Schempp. -
Griswold v. Connecticut
Struck down a Connecticut law that said couples could not use birth control. Earl Warren was chief justice, and it was a vote of 7-2. -
Miranda v. Arizona
Ruled that Miranda should hve been told his constitutional rights against self-incrimination and right to consult and attorney prior to quesioning. Earl Warren was the chief justice, and it was passed by a 5-4 vote. -
Loving v. Virginia
Proved the prohibition of interracial marriage. Earl Warren was the chief justice, and it was a unanimous decision. -
New York Times v. United States
Denied the government request of their attempt to publisha secret Pentagon history of Vietnam War. The chief justice was Warren E. Burger, and the decision was 6-3. -
Furman v. Georgia
Stuck down death penalty laws becasue aof cruel and unusual punishment. The chief justice was Warren E. Justice, and it was a 5-4 decision. -
Texas v. Johnson
Debated a Texas law that burning the flag on the grouds expressed expressive condcut and political commentary. The chief justice was William Rehnquist, and the decision was 5-4. -
Bush v. Gore
Debate after the 2000 election about Florida counting votes. William Rehnquist was the chief justice, and seven justices agreed that there was an Equal Protection Clause voilating in using different standards of counting in different countries. -
McDonald v. Chity of Chicago
US citizens had the right to defend themselves with weapons. The chief justice was John G. Roberts, and it was a 5-4 decision.
