Supreme Court Case Review

Marbury v. Madison

Established judicial review (1803)

McChulloch v. Maryland

Determined that the federal government has implied power (1819)

Gibbons v. Ogden

Ruled that Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce (1824)

Worcester v. Georgia

Affirmed that the federal government had the authority over Native American affairs and that state laws had no power over tribal lands (1832)

Roe v. Wade

Declared that state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional (1973)

Dred Scott v. Stanford

Declared that African Americans could not be American citizens had no standing to sue in federal court. Altered Missouri Compromise (1857)

Schenck v. United States

Upheld the Espionage Act, stating that free speech can be limited if it presents a clear and present danger (1919)

Korematsu v. United States

Upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII as a wartime necessity. (1944)

Brown v. Board of Education

Overturned the “separate but equal”, declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional (1954)

Plessy v. Ferguson

Confirmed the constitutionality of “separate but equal” facilities (1896)