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20 Supreme Court Cases You Should Know

Name 20 Supreme Court cases that everyone should know.
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Court
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Case
Marshall Court
Established judicial review
Marbury v Madison
Marshall Court
Affirmed the federal government is above the state governments
McCulloch v Maryland
Marshall Court
Affirmed Congress's ability to regulate interstate commerce
Gibbons v Ogden
Taney Court
Ruled that African-Americans aren't citizens regardless of their free status
Dred Scott v Sandford
Fuller Court
Established the doctrine of 'seperate but equal'
Plessy v Ferguson
White Court
Created the 'clear and present danger' test for speech
Schenck v United States
Warren Court
Overturned the doctrine of 'separate but equal'
Brown v Board of Education
Warren Court
Prohibited teacher-led prayer in public schools
Engel v Vitale
Warren Court
Affirmed the right to legal counsel regardless of the charges
Gideon v Wainwright
Warren Court
Established the right to contraception
Griswold v Connecticut
Warren Court
Established a 'warning' to criminals informing them of their rights
Miranda v Arizona
Warren Court
Affirmed student's right to free speech on school grounds
Tinker v Des Moines
Burger Court
Protected the ability of the press to publish information deemed classified
NY Times v United States
Burger Court
Limited the scope of executive privilege
Nixon v United States
Burger Court
Protected a woman's right to an abortion
Roe v Wade
Rehnquist Court
Ruled that the commerce clause doesn't apply to gun use around schools
United States v Lopez
Rehnquist Court
Ordered the recount of Florida's 2000 election results to stop
Bush v Gore
Roberts Court
Ruled that independent entities could spend unlimited money in campaigns
Citizens United v FEC
Roberts Court
Established same-sex marriage as protected under the 14th amendment
Obergefell v Hodges
Roberts Court
Overturned previous ruling establishing abortion rights
Dobbs v Jackson
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