APUSH Supreme Court Cases (copy)

Marbury v Madison (1803)

Established judicial review as the Supreme Court's power to interpret federal laws' constitutionality.

Fletcher v. Peck (1810)

Upheld the sanctity of contracts, stemming from the Yazoo land cases of 1803.

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Affirmed federal supremacy by prohibiting states from taxing federal institutions like the Bank of the United States.

Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)

Protected contracts from state interference, especially Dartmouth College's charter.

Gibbons v Ogden (1824)

Clarified Congress's authority over interstate commerce, reinforcing the commerce clause.

Johnson v. Mcintosh (1823)

Acknowledged indigenous land rights under federal jurisdiction.

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)

Established a trustee relationship between the federal government and Native American tribes.

Worcester v Georgia

Affirmed tribal autonomy within their territories.

Charles River Bridge v Warren Bridge (1837)

Prioritized societal welfare over private interests.

Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)

Legitimized labor unions and strikes as lawful entities and actions.

Scott V. Sanford (1857)

Denied Dred Scott citizenship and reinforced slavery rights in territories

Ex parte Milligan (1866)

Prohibited civilian trials in military courts when civilian courts were available.

Civil Rights cases of 1883

Legalized private property segregation

Bush V. Gore (200))

Halted manual recounts in the 2000 presidential election, effectively determining the outcome.

Boy scouts of America V. Dale (2000)

favored freedom of association over anti-discrimination laws

U.S V. Richard Nixon (1974)

Rejected absolute presidential immunity

Roe V Wade (1973)

Legalized abortion based on privacy rights

Miranda V Arizona (1966)

Required informing suspects of their rights

Brown V Board of Education (1954)

Outlawed school segregation

Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois (1886)

Invalidated state Granger laws regulating interstate commerce.

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Co. v. Minnesota (1890)

Deemed Granger laws unconstitutional due to property rights violations.

Pollock v. The Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co. (1895)

Found the income tax unconstitutional.

U. S. v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895)

Restricted federal anti-trust authority.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Endorsed "separate but equal" segregation.

Insular Cases" / Downes v. Bidwell (1901)

Allowed tariffs on U.S. territories' goods.

Northern Securities Co. v. U. S. (1904)

Upheld federal anti-monopoly powers

Lochner v. New York (1905)

Voided New York's limits on bakers' working hours.

Muller v. Oregon (1908)

Recognized labor regulations for women's health.

Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918):

Annulled federal child labor laws.

Schenck v. U. S. (1919)

Limited free speech during wartime.

Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923)

Rejected minimum wage laws for women.

Schechter v. U. S. (1936)

Nullified the National Industrial Recovery Act.

Korematsu v. U. S. (1941)

Supported Japanese-American internment.

Ex parte Endo (1944)

Banned internment of U.S.-born Japanese-Americans.

Gideon V. Wainwright (1963)

Mandated counsel in criminal trials

Escobedo V. Illinois (1963)

Granted access to lawyers before police questioning

Bakke V Regents of the University of California (1978)

Upheld affirmative action with a divided decision

Clinton V. Jones (1997)

Denied temporary immunity to sitting presidents