U.S. Supreme Court Cases

The Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, legitimizing racial discrimination and segregation for decades until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.

• Marbury v. Madison
• Citizens United v. FEC
• Roe v. Wade
• Plessy v. Ferguson

in this supreme court case, the Court established the "clear and present danger" test, ruling that speech that presents a clear and present danger to public safety is not protected by the First Amendment, setting limitations on free speech during times of war or national crisis.

• Schenck v. United States
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Roe v. Wade

This landmark case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional, ending racial segregation in public schools and laying the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement.

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Texas v. Hernandez

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Bush v. Gore

This case dealt with the Watergate scandal and the limits of executive privilege. The Court ruled that President Nixon had to hand over tapes and documents related to the Watergate investigation, establishing that the president is not above the law.

• Bush v. Gore

• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• United States v. Nixon

This case decided the disputed 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. The Court's ruling effectively halted a recount in Florida, leading to Bush's victory and highlighting issues surrounding election procedures and the Electoral College.

• Clinton v. Trump
• Obama v. McCain
• Bush v. Gore
• Kennedy v. Nixon

This case addressed students' First Amendment rights in public schools. The Court ruled that students do not lose their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate and that schools must have a compelling reason to limit free speech, setting a precedent for student expression in educational settings.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Miranda v. Arizona

This Supreme case addressed the exclusion of Mexican Americans from jury service. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Mexican Americans and other racial or ethnic groups cannot be excluded from juries on the basis of their race or nationality.

• Bush v. Gore

• Texas v. Hernandez

• Brown v. Board of Education

• tinker v des moines

Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 to each survivor

• Nixon v. United States
• Korematsu v. United States
• Yasui v. United States
• Hirabayashi v. United States

This Supreme Court Case ruled that Wisconsin could not require Amish parents to send their children to public school beyond the eighth grade because it would violate their long-held religious beliefs

• Wisconsin v. Yoder
• Texas v. Hernandez

• Education v. Religion

• Wisconsin v. Smith

African American man was denied admittance to University of Texas Law School because of his race. Result: Supreme Court ruled that the school had to let him in because the separate facility for African Americas was not even close to equal. - 14th Amendment.

• Boston v. New York

• Texas v. Hernandez

• Sweatt v. Painter