| Constitutional Issues | Case | Year |
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| Supreme Court gives itself the power of Judicail Review | |
| First time a state law is considered unconstitutional | |
| Advanced the doctorine of implied powers by ruling that the US Congress could create a Bank of the United States | |
| Broadly defined Congress's ability to regulate interestate commerce. John Marshall's decision here helped uphold civil rights in the 20th century | |
| Eminent domain case where the Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights applied only to the Federal government, not the states | |
| A slave who had escaped to a free state sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that blacks were not were not citizens and could not sue in Federal Court | |
| Ruled that the 14th amendment does not prohibit discrimination by bussinesses and individuals. To be overturned in 1944 | |
| Made segregation constitutionaly valid by ruling that 'equal but seperate accomodations' for blacks on railroad cars did not violate the 14th amendment | |
| Certain words can be considered 'Clear and present danger' during wartime and are not protected under the 1st amendment | |
| The Supreme Court ruled that the 1st amendment DOES apply to the states in a case where a socialist sued New York for violating his free speech. (incorporation) | |
| Incorporated the rights of the press clause in the 1st amendment to the states | |
| Upheld a man's 2nd conviction for the same crime, leading to his execution. Court incorporated the 2nd amendment to the states except the 'double jeopordy' part. | |
| Ruled that all-white primaries are unconstitutional | |
| Incorporated the Establishment clause (seperation of church and state) to the states. Ruled that School districts can supply religious schools with busses | |
| Ruling: The Smith Act does not violate the 1st amendment because Communism is a clear and present danger to the United States | |
| Incorporates constitutional right of no unreasonable searches and seizures to the states | |
| Invalidating Plessy v Ferguson, This ruling said that it was unconstitutional to segregate schools and led to the unraveling of segregation in all walks of public life | |
| Incorporated the Freedom of Assembly. 'State' could not keep a list of members of 'organization' because it would keep them from organizing | |
| Evidence that is seized illegally cannot be used in court. (Incorporation of the exclusionary rule into the 14th amedment and extended it to the states) | |
| Established the principle of 'one man, one vote' for congressional districts | |
| Federal Courts could hear redistricting cases for state legislatures | |
| Ruled that New York's state prayer, though non denominational and voluntary, still violated the Establisment clause of he first amendment | |
| Required Bible readings and Lord's Prayer is ruled to violate the 1st amendment and a township's law is deemed unconstitutional | |
| Florida violated a person's right to a lawyer by not providing one | |
| Supreme Court ruled that hotels could not discriminate guests because they dealt in interstate commerce. Since Congress regualtes interstate commerce, the Hotel had to adhear to th | |
| Statements about public figures are libelous only if made with malice and reckless disregard for the truth. Public figures don’t have as much protection as regular private person | |
| Held that various guarantees within the Bill of Rights create penumbras that establish a right to privacy in marital relations. The state could not regulate Birth Control. | |
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