McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
Brown v. Topeka BOE (1954)
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Declared that race-based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
Held that redistricting was a justiciable dispute, allowing federal courts to hear additional challenges to redistricting plans
Enforced the Supremacy Clause, which permits constitutional federal laws to supercede (or even nullify) state laws
The 6th Amendment's right to counsel during trial is incorporated at the state level via the 14th Amendment's due process clause
School sponsored religious activities, like a nondenominational prayer to start the school day, violate the 1st Amendment's Establishment Clause
Established the principle of judicial review, empowering SCOTUS to declare Congressional acts and presidential actions unconstitutional
Ruled the 1st Amendment does not protect speech that creates a "clear and present danger"
Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
NY Times v. U.S. (1971)
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
U.S. vs. Lopez (1995)
Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of speech protected by the 1st Amendment
Bolstered the First Amendment's free press protections by establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint"
Through the incorporation doctrine, the 2nd Amendment's right to keep & bear arms for self-defense is protected from state government infringement
Ruled that a state cannot compel Amish students to attend school past 8th grade, as doing so violates the Free Exercise clause of the 1st Amendment
Allows majority-minority legislative districts to be challenged (and potentially voided) if race was the only factor used to create the district
Prohibiting public school students from wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War violates the 1st Amendment's free (symbolic) speech clause
Congress exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause when it made possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Overturned precedent by holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, leaving its regulation to state legislatures
Held that evidence illegally seized by law enforcement (such as without a valid warrant) cannot be used against that suspect in criminal prosecution
Interpreted the due process clause (with the 9th Amendment & others) to protect the right to privacy in regards to contraception for married couples
Requires law enforcement inform suspects of some 5th and 6th Amendment rights as part of procedural due process, with few exceptions
Applied substantive due process from 5th & 14th Amendments to extend the right to privacy to cover a woman's right to abort/terminate a pregnancy
