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26 Cards in this Set
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Marbury v. Madison 1803
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-midnight judges
-principle of judicial review |
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Fletcher v. Peck 1810
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-Yazoo land cases
-sanctity of contracts |
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McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
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-states cannot tax federal government
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Dartmouth v. Woodward College 1819
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-colonial charter issue
-ruled charter was protected |
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Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
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-clarified commerce clause and affirmed Congressional power over interstate commerce
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Johnson v. Mcintosh
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-Indians had right to tribal lands that preceded all other American law
-only federal gov can take land |
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831
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-Established a trust with tribes under federal authority
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Worcester v. Georgia 1832
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-Established tribal autonomy within their boundaries
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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
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supremacy of society's interest over private interest
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Commonwealth v. Hunt 1842
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labor unions were lawful and strikes are lawful
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Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857
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Dred Scott ruled not a citizen and therefore could not stand in court
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Ex Parte Milligan 1866
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civilian cannot be tried in military court while civil courts are available
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Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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legalized segregation with regard to private property
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Wabash v. Illinois 1886
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Granger laws were unconstitutional
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US v. E. C. Knight Co. 1895
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The Supreme Court ruled that since the Knight Company's monopoly over the production of sugar had no direct effect on commerce, the company couldn't be controlled by the government. It also ruled that mining and manufacturing weren't affected by interstate commerce laws and were beyond the regulatory power of Congress. |
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Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
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"seperate but equal "
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Downes v. Bidwell 1901
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Insular Cases
federal government can place taxes on goods entering US from US territories |
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Muller v. Oregon 1908
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recognized 10 hour work day and health concerns for women workers
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Schenck v. US 1919
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free speech could be limited if it presented a clear and present danger
-Schenck was passing pamphlets out at a draft in New York |
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Schechter v. US 1936
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deemed National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional
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Brown v. Board of Education 1954
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seperate but equal deemed unconstitutional
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Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
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extends to defendant the right of counsel in all state and federal criminal trials regardless of their ability to pay
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Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
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defendant must have access to a lawyer before questioning by a police
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Miranda v. Arizona 1966
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those subjected to in-custody interrogation be advised of their constitutional right to attorney and their right to remain silent
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Roe v. Wade 1973
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legalized abortion based on 4th amend
state laws could not restrict it during first 3 months |
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Bakke v. Regents of U of Cali 1978
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racists college issue
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