scotus cases Flashcards
Abolished writ of mandamus
Marbury v Madison, 1803
Cited the supremacy clause to prevent the state from taxing a federal bank established by Congress
McCulloch v Maryland, 1819
Established the “clear and present danger test”
Schenck v US, 1919
Overruled the “separate but equal” doctrine of Plessy v Ferguson, 1896
Brown v Board of Education, 1954
Ruled that public schools cannot hold voluntary prayers according to the Establishment Clause
Engel v Vitale, 1962
Established the right of federal courts to review redistricting issues
Baker v Carr, 1962
Selectively incorporated the 14th Amendment right to legal counsel for criminal defendants in state and federal courts
Gideon v Wainwright, 1963
Affirmed students’ right to free expression on school campuses
Tinker v Des Moines, 1969
Defended the 1st Amendment right to freedom of the press against prior restraint by the executive branch
New York Times Co. v US (1971)
Established the precedent that an individual’s 1st Amendment right to freedom of religion takes priority over the state’s interests in compulsory education.
Wisconsin v Yoder, 1972
Caused redistricting to be held to new standards of justification
Shaw v Reno, 1993
Held that the possession of a gun in a local school zone is not an economic activity that might, through repetition elsewhere, have a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
US v Lopez, 1995
Selectively incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
McDonald v Chicago, 2010
Held that under the 1st Amendment, corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited.
Citizens United v FEC, 2010
