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10 Cards in this Set
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Marbury v. Madison
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establishes judicial review
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Federal laws > state laws
supported "elastic clause" Maryland wanted to tax bank of u.s. |
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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1896 case to challenge Jim Crow laws. based on 13th and 14th amendments
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
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Nullifies the separate but equal principle
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New York Times v. Sullivan
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The First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth, protected a newpaper from being sued for libel in state court for making false defamatory statements about hte official conduct of a public official,b/c statemnts were not made with knowing or reckless disregard for the truth.
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Lawrence v. Texas
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State law may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners
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United States v. Morrison
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Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is unconstitutional as exceeding congressional power under commerce clause and section 5 of 14th amendment to constitution.
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Printz v. United States
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Fed's could not make local gov'ts do background checks
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Alden v. Maine
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States had immunity from suits brought by individuals in the state courts.
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Amendment right to counsel if he is not supplied with one. (6th Amendment)
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