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Court Cases

Scholars' Bowl Court Cases to Know

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Racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Cornerstone of civil rights movement. "Separate but equal" education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all. Brown v Board of Education
Former slaves did not have standing in federal courts because they lacked U.S. citizenship, even after they were freed. Later was nullified by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. Dred Scott v Sandford
Ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools, due to violation of the First Amendment Engel v Vitale
Established the principle of judicial review in the U.S., meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes that they find to violate the constitution of the United States. Marbury v Madison
Detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination. Miranda v Arizona
Rules that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal". Plessy v Ferguson
Unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. Roe v Wade
A case in which the Court held that the President does not have executive privilege in immunity from subpoenas or other civil court actions. United States v Nixon
Affirmed the conviction of Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 through actions that obstructed the “recruiting or enlistment service” during World War I. Schenck v United States
Defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures. McCulloch v Maryland
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