US Supreme Court Ruling Date Quiz by 4wilche

Ruling Name	Year	Ruling
Marbury v Madison		Formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution
Plessy v Ferguson		This decision provided the legal foundation to justify actions by state and local governments to socially separate blacks and whites. Later overturned by Brown v Board of Education
Brown v Board of Education		Declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v Ferguson
Engel v Vitale		Determined that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and require its recitation in public schools
Miranda v Arizona		Right to remain silent and gave the warning that is required to be given by police to criminal suspects in police custody
Roe v Wade		Controversial ruling that the right to privacy under the due process clause in the 14th Amendmentextends to a woman's decision to have an abortion
California v. Greenwood		Under the 4th Amendment; even absent a warrant, the search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home
Employment Division v. Smith		Religious freedom with regards to drug use
United States v. Eichman		Freedom of speech includes the right to flag burning
Lopez v. Gonzales		Held that an 'aggravated felony' includes only conduct punishable as a felony under the federal Controlled Substances Act, regardless of whether state law classifies such conduct as a felony or a misdemeanor

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