APUSH supreme court cases

  1. Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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

  2. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

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

  3. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

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

  4. 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.

  5. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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

  6. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

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

  7. Roe v. Wade (1973)

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

  8. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

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

  9. 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.

  10. Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

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