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Executive Power: Presidential Appointments – Marbury v. Madison (1803)
States Rights: US Federal Bank – McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
States Rights: Interstate Commerce – Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Civil Rights: Slavery – Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Civil Rights: Separate but Equal – Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Civil Rights: Japanese Internment – Korematsu v. United States (1944)
Civil Rights: Segregation – Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Search and Seizure: Search Warrants – Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Right to Council: Court Appointed Lawyers – Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Due Process: Miranda Warnings – Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Freedom of Speech: Student Protestors – Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Right to Privacy: Abortion – Roe v. Wade (1973)
Executive Powers: Presidential Confidentiality – U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Civil Rights: Affirmative Action – Regents of CA v. Bakke (1978)
Freedom of the Press: School Newspaper – Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1983)
Search and Seizure: School Searches – New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Freedom of Expression: Flag Burning – Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Supreme Court Case Summaries: 1999-2007 arranged by Topic
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