10 Court Cases to Know

•Marbury v. Madison-It established the courts ability to rule if something was constitutional.This basically means it established judicial review.
•McCulloch v. Maryland-Article I Section 8 Clause 18 (the elastic clause) Congress can do what is "necessary and proper" in the carrying out of the other listed powers given in Article I Section 8. It also brought around the supremacy clause.
•Plessy v. Ferguson-Helped rule on separate but equal and also segregation down in the South.
•Brown v. Board of Education-Showed that while schools may be separate as in Plessy v. Ferguson they are not always equal.This sparked civil rights movement around the U.S.A.
•Gitlow v. New York-Helped establish the exclusionary rule, and to also expand the freedom of speech and the freedom of press to the states.
•Mapp v. Ohio-Showed that state courts are held at the same standard as the federal courts when evidence has been illegally obtained without a search warrant.
•Gideon v. Wainwright-In this case they said that any person has the right to an attorney to defend them in their case.
•Miranda v. Arizona-This case is the reason for the Miranda rights that any person who is being arrested has been read their rights.(ex.right to remain silent anything they say can and will be used against them in the court of law)
•Regents of University of California v. Bakke-This was important because it showed affirmative action in the case, and that the school can admit certain races to maintain diversity in classes.
•Roe v. Wade-This was an important case because it dealt with the right to privacy and abortion.Although some people may not agree with abortions a woman can have one because it is her right to privacy.