APUSH Supreme Court Cases

Marbury v. Madison

1803 established principle of judicial review, granting SC power to interpret constitution.

Worcester v. Georgia

1832, ruling that states couldn’t enforce laws in native territory, Jackson ignored Marshall’s decision.

Dred Scott v. Sanford

1857 determination that African Americans free or enslaved weren’t citizens and couldn’t sue in federal court, increasing tensions.

Plessy v. Fergusuon

1896, upholding that racial segregation under separate but equal doctrine providing legal basis for Jim Crow laws.

Schenck v. US

1919 ruling that established limits on free speech during wartime, stating if it posed a clear and present danger it could be restricted

Korematsu v. US

1944 upholding that internment of Japanese Americans durign WWII compromised civil liberty

Brown v. Board of Education

1954 declared state laws had to established integrated schools to remain constitutional.

Miranda v. Arizona

1966 establishment of law enforcement requirement to inform suspects or rights before interrogration.