Government Cases
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- Marbury v. Madison
- established the power of judicial review
- Gibbons v. Ogden
- the Steamboat case allowed an interpretation of the Constitutions statements on regulating commerce
- The Dred Scott v. Sandford
- Black slaves were not and could not be citizens. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution changed this by extending citizenship to former slaves
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- the Separate but Equal doctrine was established
- Dorr v. US
- trial by jury is not a constitutional necessity
- Weeks v. US
- evidence seized in violation of the Constitution cannot be admitted during a trial
- Cantwell v. Connecticut
- states cannot pick and choose among religions
- Dennis v. US
- the right to free speech can be lifted if it presents a danger to overthrow any governments in the US
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- separate education facilities are inherently unequal
- Engel v. Vitale
- No Government can establish an official prayer to be used in school
- Gideon v. Wainwright
- every poor defendant in tate criminal trial has a right to a lawyer
- New York Times v. Sullivan
- protected the right of the press and public to criticize public officials
- Miranda v. Arizona
- police must read rights before questioning suspects
- Katz v. US
- protects people from wiretaps and other listening devices
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, VA
- took important steps to a non-racial system of public education
- Oregon v. Mitchell
- Led to 26th Amendment giving 18 year old the right to vote
- PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- mentally challenged individuals have a rightto benefit from education and training
- Furman v. Georgia
- questioned the use of the death penalty in certain cases
- Payton v. New York
- police need warrants to enter homes
- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
- decision gave power to schools to censor certain activities