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Supreme court cases
| case name | results |
|---|---|
| Marbury v. Madison | Established judicial review |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | National supremacy, implied powers, elastic clause, "power to tax is the power to destroy" |
| Brown v. Board 1 | School segregation unconst. psychologically damaging. ise of 14th amendment |
| Brown v. Board 2 | Desegregation of schools |
| Mapp v. Ohio | Exclusionary rule; evidence obtained illegally can't be used. |
| Gideon v. Wainright | Lawyers for those who cannot afford them |
| Griswald v. Connecticut | Right of privacy through 4th and 9th amendment, precedent for roe v wade |
| Lemon v. Kurtzman | Allowed states to supply books and grants to religious schools, 3 part test to determine if you are violating the establishment clause |
| Roe v. Wade | national abortion guidelines |
| U.S. v. Nixon | Allows executive privilege, but not in criminal cases |
| U.C. Regents v. Bakke | No strict quotas, race can only be ONE factor when looking at admissions. |
| Wolf v. Colorado | Right against unreasonable search and seizure 4th amend |
| Robinson v. California | Right against cruel and unusual punishment 8th amend |