Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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Summary of the circumstances of the case
Summary of the Majority Opinion/Importance of the decision
Specific civil liberty involved/The constitutional question
The Court vote (5-4,6-3,7-2,8-1,9-0)
1st Amendment Cases
1. Schenck v. United States (1919)
2. Gitlow v. New York (1925)
3. Near v. Minnesota (1931)
4. Engel v. Vitale (1962)
5. Abbington v. Schempp (1963)
6. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
7. Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
8. Texas v. Johnson (1989)
9. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
10. Sante Fe ISD v. Doe (2000)
11. West Virginia v Barnette (1943)
2nd Amendment Case
12. District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
4th Amendment Cases
13. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
14. Griswald v. Connecticut (1965)
15. Roe v. Wade (1973)
16. New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
17. Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
18. Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Rights of the Accused
19. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
20. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
8th Amendment Cases
21. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
22. Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
Classic Cases
23. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
24. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
25. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
26. Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
27. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
28. Korematsu v. United States (1944)
29. Brown v. Board of Education (1954 and 1955)
Gerrymandering
30. Baker v. Carr (1962)
31. Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
32. Shaw v. Reno (1993)
Campaign Finance
33. Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
34. Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Affirmative Action
35. U.C. Regents v. Bakke (1978)
36. Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
37. Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Incorporation
38. Palko v. Connecticut (1937)
Just for fun
39. California v. Greenwood (1988)
40. Francis v. Resweber (1947)