Privacy & Personal Liberty

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Upheld internment of Japanese Americans during WWII as a “military necessity.”

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Recognized a woman’s right to choose abortion under the right to privacy.

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Affirmed that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own firearms for lawful purposes (like self-defense).

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Established that courts can review redistricting issues; led to “one person, one vote.”