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STAAR US History Court Cases

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Marbury v. Madison   1803 - Established the right of judicial review over federal laws  
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Dred Scott v. Sanford   1857 - Slaves are property and have no right to sue; people cannot be denied the right to take their property (slaves) anywhere in the US  
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Plessy v. Ferguson   1896 - Affirmed segregation of "separate but equal" facilities  
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Korematsu v. U.S.   1944 - War time internment of Japanese-Americans is ruled Constitutional. Case was overturned in 1984  
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Brown v. Board of Education   1954-55 - Successfully argued by Thurgood Marshall, declared separate is inherently unequal in public school  
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Miranda v. Arizona   1966 - Ruled suspect must be informed of his rights to remain silent and right to counsel  
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Roe v. Wade   1973 - Right to abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy  
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University of California v. Bakke   1978 - Quotas for affirmative action in college admissions illegal except where discrimination has been found  
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