Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
court case that established judicial review
Marbury vs. Madison
decision from Yazoo land cases, 1803, and upheld sanctity of contracts
Fletcher v. Peck
New Hampshire attempted to take over Dartmouth College by revising its colonial charter. Court ruled that the charter was protected under the contract clause of US Constitution
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Established that Indian tribes had rights to tribal lands that preceded all other American law; only the federal government could take land from the tribes
Johnson v. McIntosh
clarified the commerce clause and affirmed Congressional power over interstate commerce
Gibbons v. Ogden
“Indians are domestic dependent nation” established a “trust relationship” with the tribes directly under federal authority
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
established tribal autonomy within their boundaries
Worcester v. Georgia
declared that interests of the community are more important than the interests of business
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
said that labor unions were lawful and that the strike was a lawful weapon
Commonwealth v. Hunt
Dredd Scott was not a citizen and hand no standing in a court. Voided the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Scott v. Sanford
ruled that a civilian cannot be tried in military counts when civil courts are available
Ex Parte Milligan
declared that state-passed Granger laws regulating interstate commerce were unconstitutional
Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway Co v. Illinois
found that Granger laws regulations were violations of the 5th amendment to property
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Co v. Minnesota
declared income taxes unconstitutional
Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan and Trusts
undermined the authority of the federal government to act against monopolies
U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co
legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of “separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
re-established the authority of the federal government to fight monopolies under the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Northern Securities Co v U.S.
declared unconstitutional a New York act limiting the working hours of bakers on the basis of 14th Amendment rights
Lochner v New York
recognized a 10 hour working day for women laundry workers on the grounds of health and community concerns
Muller v Oregon
declared the Keating-Owen Act (a child labor act) unconstitutional on the grounds that it was an invasion of state authority
Hammer v Dagenhart
unanimously upheld the Espionage Act of 1917, which declared that people who interfered with the war effort were subject to imprisonment; declared that the 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech was not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a “clear and present danger”
Schenck v. US
declared unconstitutional a minimum wage law fr women on the grounds that it denied women freedome of contract
Adkins v Children’s Hospital
declared the National Industrial Recovery Act (FDR) unconstitutional on three different grounds
Schecter v US
upheld constitutionality of detention camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII
Korematsu v US
