Supreme_Court_Cases

Marbury v. Madison [1803] Ruled that the judiciary act was not constitutional, which supreme court and congress had exceeded the rights given

McCulloch v. Maryland [ 1819] McCulloch sued the Maryland local government for taxing businesses (banks besides the national bank), ruled to be unconstitutional

Dred Scott Decision [1857] the controversal decision which that Scott as an African American had no right to sue, outraged the north and a victory to south

Plessy v. Ferguson [ 1896] Plessy was arrested for violating the seperate car act. "Seperate But Equal" made segregation constitutional

Korematsu v. United States [ 1944] The government was sued for putting Japanese Americans into camps; Ruled that safety of the nation is prior to personal rights

Brown v. Board of Education [ 1954] Topeka, Kansas. Br.of Ed. was sued for segregated school. Ruled that segregation violated the 14th equal rights amendment

Roe v. Wade [ 1973] Ruled that abortion was a right to privacy; within 3 months of pregnancy abortion is allowed

United States v. Nixon [ 1974] After the Watergate Scandal, The US sued Nixon for over exceeding the power of president of breaking the laws