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Marbury v. Madison	(1803); established judicial review; midnight judges
Fletcher v. Peck	(1810) GE legislature attempted to void a land grant, Court upheld the inviolability of contracts
McCulloh v. Maryland	(1819) Nat'l laws over State laws
Dartmouth College v. Woodward	(1819) Decision upheld inviolability of contracts
Gibbons v. Ogden	(1824) Affirmed congress' power to regulate interstate commerce

Cherokee Nation v. GE	(1831)Sates could not seize lands without consent of Indian tribes. GE and Jackson ignored this case
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge	(1837) interest of community are above corporate rights
Dred Scott v. Sanford	(1857) Declared Missouri Compromise unconstitutional; states are property therefore they can be taken anywhere and sill be slaves
Ex Parte Merryman	(1861) Lincoln's decision to to impose martial law in Baltimore after an anti-union riot was unconstitutional
Ex Parte Milligan	(1866) Court struck down wartime convictions of a civilian tried by a martial court

Texas v. White	(1869); favored Pres. Johnson in the issue of Reconstruction; ruled that the Union was "indestructible"
Plessy v. Ferguson	(1896) separate but equal is constitutional
Muller v. Oregon	(1908) upheld Oregon law that limited the amount of working hours a woman could work
Schenk v. US	(1919) Freedom of speech/press can be limited if danger is present. Reaction to Sedition/Espionage Acts
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka	separate but equal NOT constitutional

Engel v. Vitale	(1962) outlawed prayer in public schools and other public events
Baker v. Carr	(1962) one man one vote
Gideon v. Wainwright	(1963) Ppl who could not afford a lawyer must get one from the state
Miranda v. Arizona	(1966) suspects in custody must be read their rights (right to remain silent, to an attorney etc)
Roe v. Wade	(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

(1978) violated Civil Rights Act of 1964; prhibited illegal immigrants from using public schools and other public facilities