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AP U.S. Court Cases

Brandon Hamilton

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Marbury V. Madison 1803: Established the right of the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of Laws.
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819: Established by John Marshall the principles of implied powers and federal supremacy, both of which set a precedent for subsequent expansion of federal power at the expense of the states.
The Slaughterhouse Cases 1873: The result of this case would have significant implications for African Americans and their struggle for civil rights in the twentieth century.
United States v. E.C. Knight Co. 1895: Also known as the Sugar Trust case, this was among the first cases to reveal the weaknesses of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896: Court ruled against this case declaring that "separate but equal" facilities were allowed, the decision of this case was overturned years later.
Schenck v. United States 1919: In a unanimous decision, preventing freedom of speech in certain cases during wartime.
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States 1935: The outcome of this case was a significant blow against the New Deal Recovery program when it ruled against the decisions of the NIRA.
Brown v. Board of Education 1954: this case overturned the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson.
New York Times Co. v. United States 1971: The Court upheld the right for the New York Times and Washington Post to print materials from the so-called Pentagon Papers.
Roe v. Wade 1973: After a vote of seven to two the Supreme Court decided that state law's restricting access to abortion violated a woman's right to privacy guaranteed by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services 1989: the court decided to uphold several restrictions on the availability of Abortions as imposed by a Missouri State Law. However, the court did not overturn the decision of Roe v. Wade.
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