Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Some of the most important cases to pass through the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Year	Summary	Answer
1803	Gives the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.	Marbury v. Madison
1819	Defined Congress's right to pass laws that are "necessary and proper" and established the supremacy of federal over state government.	McCullough v. Maryland
1824	Only the federal government can regulate interstate commerce.	Gibbons v. Ogden
1857	African-Americans could not claim U.S. citizenship and slaves' status would continue to be 'property'.	Dred Scott v. Sandford
1896	Upheld Jim Crow laws so long as segregated facilities were "separate but equal".	Plessy v. Ferguson
1919	Speech which presents a "clear and present danger" to national security is not protected by the First Amendment.	Schenck v. United States
1954	Reverses the "separate but equal" doctrine in schools.	Brown vs. Board of Education
1961	Evidence that is illegally obtained by the state cannot be used in court.	Mapp v. Ohio
1962	Voting districts cannot be drawn in a way that violates the Fourteenth Amendment.	Baker v. Carr
1962	Public institutions such as schools cannot initiate prayer.	Engel v. Vitale
1963	Defendants in criminal cases must be provided counsel if they cannot afford it.	Gideon v. Wainwright
1964	In order to win a libel case, "actual malice" on the part of the writer must be proven.	New York Times v. Sullivan
1965	The Constitution gives married couples the right to access contraception as a matter of individual privacy.	Griswold v. Connecticut
1966	Criminal suspects must be informed of their rights before being questioned.	Miranda v. Arizona
1967	Bans on interracial marriage are unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment.	Loving v. Virginia
1969	School dress codes may not violate students' First Amendment rights.	Tinker v. Des Moines
1973	The constitutional right to privacy protects a woman's right to abortion.	Roe v. Wade
1974	The President is not above the law.	United States v. Nixon
1989	Protects flag-burning and other desecration of the flag as a matter of free speech.	Texas v. Johnson
2000	Student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games violates the First Amendment's establishment clause.	Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
2002	Random drug tests of students participating in extracurricular activities do not violate the Fourth Amendment.	Board of Education v. Earls
2003	Criminal punishment for sodomy violates the constitutional right to privacy.	Lawrence v. Texas
2005	To execute a person for crimes they committed before the age of 18 constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.	Roper v. Simmons
2010	Corporations and unions cannot be restricted from spending money to promote a political campaign as long as it is done independently of the candidates.	Citizens United v. FEC
2015	Bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment.	Obergefell v. Hodges
2022	Reverses protections on a woman's right to abortion.	Dobbs v. Jackson

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10 Comments

Level 65

Jun 28, 2022

Looks like this needs updating. 😒

Level 66

Sep 16, 2022

thank goodness!

Level 67

Sep 16, 2022

Great idea for a quiz. Ashamed I didn't do a little better, as I read most of these cases in law school. Also, the description for Times v. Sullivan is not quite correct. The case (and the current law) says that you need to prove actual malice in defamation cases regarding a public figure. When a private citizen brings a defamation suit, they do not need to prove actual malice.

Level 78

Sep 16, 2022

"McCullough" is generally spelled McCulloch, might want to add that lowkey

Level 69

Aug 20, 2023

Level 69

Aug 20, 2023

10/26, could not spell McCullough for the life of me

Level 69

Aug 20, 2023

Thank you AP Government from 4 years ago

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