APUSH supreme court cases

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Confirmed the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States and established federal supremacy over state laws.

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Affirmed federal authority over interstate commerce by ruling that states cannot regulate interstate trade.

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Ruled that African Americans, enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and that Congress had no authority to regulate slavery in the territories.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Established the 'separate but equal' doctrine, upholding state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, declaring that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Recognized a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion under the right to privacy.

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Established Miranda rights, requiring police to inform individuals of their rights to silence and legal counsel during arrest.

United States v. Nixon (1974)

Affirmed the principle that no person, not even the President, is above the law, and ordered Nixon to release tape recordings.

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

Legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, ruling that states must grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognize those marriages.