Important Supreme Court Cases

A collection of flashcards covering significant Supreme Court cases and their rulings.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

1857 | A Supreme Court case ruling that African Americans were not citizens and thus not entitled to protection by the law.

Plessy v. Ferguson

A Supreme Court case that established the doctrine of 'separate but equal' in 1896, asserting that racial segregation was constitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared race-based segregation in public schools illegal.

McCulloch v. Maryland

An 1819 Supreme Court case establishing that federal laws take precedence over state laws.

Marbury v. Madison

The 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the court to strike down laws that are unconstitutional.

Loving v. Virginia

The 1967 Supreme Court case that ruled laws allowing interracial marriage because it was unconstitutional and against the 14th amendment

Roe v. Wade

The 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide.