Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
Brown v Board of Education
-1954
-State segregation laws in public schools are unconstitutional
Roe v Wade
-1973
-Ruled that the constitution generally protected the right to have an abortion
D.C v Heller
-2003
-Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to posses firearms
Citizens United v FEC
-2010
-Swing voter (Kennedy)
-About campaign finance laws and free speech.
-1st Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political campaigns by corporations.
NFIB v Sebelius
-2012
-Ruled that it was constitutional for Congress to enact most elements of Obamacare. This included the requirement for Americans to have health insurance by 2014.
-When the Affordable Care Act was signed into law March 2010, immediately organisations challenged the Act, saying it was unconstitutional.
Shelby County v Holder
-2013
-Significant turning point in voting rights
-Gutted the Voting Right Act 1965 by eliminating critical protections from discrimination.
Riley v California
-2014
-The court ruled that the warantless search and seizure of the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest is unconstitutional under the 4th Amendment.
Glossip v Gross
-2015
-Court ruled that lethal injections to kill prisoners (convicted of capital crime) do not constitute as cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment.
Obergefell v Hodges
-2015
-Ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
Whole Women’s Health v Hellerstedt
-2016
-Ruled that Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create a burden for women who need it.
Dobbs v Jackson
-2022
-Overturned Roe v Wade
-Allowed states to decide what abortion restrictions they want to put in place
-Ruling of 6-3
