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  1. Marbury v. Madison
    • -1803
    • -Established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review over Congress.
  2. McCulloch v. Maryland
    • 1819
    • Established the federal government's implied powers over the states.
  3. Dred Scott v. Sandford
    • 1857
    • Denied citizenship to African American slaves.
  4. Plessy v. Ferguson
    • 1896
    • Upheld "separate but equal" segregation laws in states.
  5. Korematsu v. United States
    • 1944
    • Upheld internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
  6. Brown v. Board of Education
    • 1954
    • Separating black and white students in public schools is unconstitutional.
  7. Gideon v. Wainwright
    • 1963
    • Criminal defendants have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one.
  8. New York Times v. Sullivan
    • 1964
    • Lawsuits based on libel or defamation must show intent or recklessness.
  9. Miranda v. Arizona
    • 1966
    • Prisoners must be advised of their rights before being questioned by police.
  10. Loving v. Virginia
    • 1967
    • Invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
  11. Roe v. Wade
    • 1973
    • Women have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters.
  12. United States v. Nixon
    • 1974
    • President cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence from criminal trial.
  13. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
    • 1978
    • Upheld use of race as one of many factors in college admissions.
  14. Bush v. Gore
    • 2000
    • No recount of the 2000 presidential election was feasible in a reasonable time period.
  15. Lawrence v. Texas
    • 2003
    • Struck down state laws that prohibited sodomy between consenting adults.
  16. District of Columbia v. Heller
    • 2008
    • Citizens have a right to possess firearms at home for self-defense.
  17. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
    • 2010
    • Corporations and unions can spend unlimited amounts in elections.
  18. National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
    • 2012
    • Upheld the mandate that most Americans have health insurance.
  19. Shelby County v. Holder
    • 2013
    • States and localities do not need federal approval to change voting laws.
  20. United States v. Windsor
    • 2013
    • Federal government must provide benefits to legally married same-sex couples.
  21. Obergefell v. Hodges
    • 2015
    • Same-sex marriage is legalized across all 50 states.
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