Cases Flashcards
McCulloch v. Maryland
Expands federal ‘implied powers’
Gibbons b. Ogden
Establishes congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Says that slaves are not citizens
Munn v. Illinois
States can regilate privately owned businesses to protect public interests
Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but equal facilities for African Americans are constitutional
Schenck v. US
Allows limits to speech on the “clear and present danger” principle
Near v. Minnesota
No prior restraint of publication based on freedom of the press
Korematsu v. US
Government can imprison citizens during wartime emergencies
Brown v. Board of Ed.
OVERTURNED Plessy
Roth v. US
Obscenity is not protected by free speech
Mapp v. Ohio
Defines unreasonable searches and seizures
Regulates the use of warrants to obtain evidence
Baker v. Carr
Every citizen’s vote carries equal weight
Engle v. Vitale
No school-led prayers in public school
Gideon v. Wainwright
States provide defendants with attorneys in state court
Griswold v. Connecticut
Citizens have privacy, including contraceptives
