1. 8 Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Government HSA
8 Landmark Supreme Court Cases

2. Protecting Rights
Maintaining Order

3. Marbury v. Madison Election of 1800, Jefferson beat Adams
Midnight Appointments not delivered
Marbury wanted “writ of mandamus”
S.C. Justice Marshall ruled ….
Judicial Review
Supreme Court has power to review actions and laws of federal government
Court corrects conflicts with Constitution

4. McCulloch v. Maryland 1816 Congress chartered Second Bank of U.S.
MD passed law to tax the bank
McCulloch, owner of MD Bank refused to pay
Believed Congress had no right to make a bank
Bank argued state tax interfered with bank

5. McCulloch v. Maryland Bank argued state tax interfered with bank
S.C. Justice Marshall ruled….
“necessary and proper” clause made bank OK
Implied Powers
States could NOT tax federal banks
National Supremacy

6. Plessy v. Ferguson
13th Amendment- Abolished Slavery
Southern prejudiced laws “Jim Crow”
1896 Homer Plessy bought train ticket
Sat in “White Section”, kicked off train
Sued for his rights
Supreme Court ruled….
“Separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites
Justified Segregation in U.S.

7. Brown v. Board of Education
Linda Brown, 8 year old girl
5 blocks v. 21 blocks
Leave for school 7:40, Arrive at school 9:00
Parents sued school district for unequal rights

8. Brown v. Board of Education
14th Amendment Issue???
Supreme Court Ruled unanimously….
“Separate but equal” unconstitutional
Desegregation
Decision spurred Civil Rights Movement
Ended Segregation of Public places

9. Gideon v. Wainwright Clarence Earl Gideon, penniless drifter
Broke into Florida Pool Hall
At trial, Gideon requested a lawyer b/c he couldn’t afford one
Court denied Gideon a lawyer

10. Gideon v. Wainwright While in prison, Gideon wrote Supreme Court
Court decided to hear case, and ruled…
ALL people have right to a lawyer
Gideon found innocent in retrial
Many other convicted were also set free

11. Miranda v. Arizona Ernesto Miranda Arrested for rape/kidnapping
Police questioned
Miranda confessed
Found guilty, jail

12. Miranda v. Arizona No one informed Miranda of his rights
Court ruled police must read 5th Amendment rights to all people arrested
Right to remain silent..
Attorney…
Anything you say…

13. Tinker v. Des Moines
High School Students wore black armbands to protest Vietnam war
School officials said “NO”
Students suspended
Parents sued school
Court ruled students
“did not shed all their
Rights in school”
They could wear
Arm bands

14. New Jersey v. TLO TLO caught smoking in bathroom by teacher
TLO denied smoking to principal
Principal searched her purse and found…
Cigarettes
Rolling Papers
Marijuaina
Cash
List of people that owed her money

15. New Jersey v. TLO TLO “Search is unconstitutional b/c no warrant”
Court ruled….
While in school, teachers act as parent
School officials do not need warrant
Only need “reasonable belief”

16. New Jersey v. TLO