Hazelwood v. Kulmeier (1988)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Tinker v. DesMoines (1969)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
United States v. Nixon (1974)
Bush v. Gore (2000)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
First case to establish the power of Judicial Review
Upheld the doctrine of “separate but equal” and justified segregation, which ensured the survival of the Jim Crow South
Poor defendants accused of serious crimes had to be provided with a state-sponsored public defender.
A school newspaper was not allowed bc it was “inconsistent with the civilized social order”
Ordered President Nixon to hand over the tape recordings he had from his opponent’s office
The US election came down to the votes in Florida, Florida was issuing a manual recount, however the Supreme Court ruled to stop the manual recount, which made Bush the winner
Ruled students have freedom of speech and expression unless it disrupted the educational process
Suspects had to be told of their right to have an attorney present or to remain silent during police interrogations.
Ruled that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional in education & other areas of life, cornerstone of civil rights movement
