American Studies Supreme Court Cases

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What court case happened in 1977?

Bakke v Board of Regions

What court case happened in 1819?

McCulloch v Maryland

What court case is this? Section 3 of National Industrial Recovery Act implemented in the New Deal by FDR gave power to the president to make industrial codes to regulate weekly employment hours wages etc unanimous decision found it was unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority.

Poultry Corp v United States

What court case is this? White man applied for college and got rejected twice. The college reserved only 16 spots out of 100 spots were for whites. His test scores and GPA was far higher than any of the minorities. Took to court. Court ruled that it was unconstitutional and the 16% white was abolished.

Bakke v Board of Education

What court case happened in 1954?

Brown v Board of Education

What court case is this? African Americans denied admittance to certain public schools based on as allowing public education to be segregated by race. Decided that segregation of public education based on race violated Equal Protection Clause 14th amendment.

Brown v Board of Education

What court case is this? Georgia passed laws depriving great Indian nation if basic human rights. Taken to court. Court ruled that Indian nation did not qualify as a state or independent nation but it was unconstitutional for Georgia to move the Indians. Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling leading to the trail of tears.

Cherokee Nation v Georgia

What court case happened in 1819?

Dartmouth College v Woodward

What court case is this? New Hampshire legislature tried to change Dartmouth private College into a state university. Legislature changed schools charter by transferring power from the trustees to the governor. Trustees sued William Woodward a supporter and former secretary treasurer of the university for his unlawful recovery of the charter. The trustees won. Court decided state can't violate charter or contract by a private institution.

Dartmouth College v Woodward

What court case happened 1857?

Dred Scott v Sandford

What court case is this? Slave in Missouri argued for his freedom after residing in Illinois a free state and Louisiana Territory slavery forbidden by Missouri compromise. After returning to Missouri he sued courts unsucessfully. Supreme Court ruled no African American was considered a us citizen therefore cannot sue. Missouri compromise ruled unconstitutional.

Dred Scott v Sandford

What court case happened in 1810?

Fletcher v Peck

What court case is this? Georgia legislature sold a large amount of state land to private companies. First time Supreme Court ruled state couldn't sell the land because it was unconstitutional.

Fletcher v Peck

What court case happened june 1830?

Georgia v Cherokee Nation

What court case happened 1824?

Gibbons v Ogden

What court case is this? New York law gave individuals the exclusive right to operate steam boats on waters between states. A steamboat operator on the Hudson R had a federal license challenged his competitions monopoly who only had a state license. It was decided that the US held the power to regulate interstate commerce.

Gibbons v Ogden

What court case is this? Man charged a felony by Florida state court. He broke into a pool room with intent to commit misdemeanor offense. Appeared in court without a lawyer and requested one. He didn't receive a lawyer and was found guilty in court. Filed a habeus corpus petition arguing it violated his right to be represented in court. Court decided he did have the right to be represented even though he was a felony defendant.

Gideon v Wainwright

What court case happened in 1963?

Gidian v Wayne Wright

What court case happened in 1988?

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

What court case is this? Student editor of the newspaper put in two articles about teen pregnancy and divorce that the principle didn't approve. The articles were taken out of the newspaper without her permission. Filled a law suit. Decided that school sponsored activities can be censored.

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

What court case happened in 1944?

Korematsu v United States

What court case is this? American born Japanese man forced into concentration camp WWII argued that it was unconstitutional, all men are created equal. Court ruled it was unlawful. Japanese received $20,000 20 years after they were released.

Korematsu v United States

What court case is this? Congress chartered second US bank in Maryland. Maryland imposed a tax. The bank refused and was sued. Court decided Congress had the power to incorporate bank and Maryland could not tax the national government.

McCullouch v Maryland

What court case happened in 1966?

Miranda v Arizona

What court case is this? A man was arrested and interrogated. During his interrogation he confessed of his crime. This was then used in court and he was found guilty. However his lawyer argued that he was not advised to not confess and his 5th amendment rights. The court decided that it the confession would not be used in his case.

Miranda v Arizona

What court case happened in 1908?

Muller v Oregon

What court case is this? Oregon law limited women to 10 hours of work in factories and laundries. Court ruled no constitutional violation. There are many harmful effects of the well being of women who work more than 10 hours a day.

Muller v Oregon

What court case happened in 1896?

Plessy v Fergeson

What court case is this? One eighths black seven eighths white man sat in a whites only section on a train. Refused to move to the black section and was arrested. Court supported states rights of racial segregation. Segregation does not in itself constitute unlawful discrimination.

Plessy v Ferguson

What court case happened in 1970?

Roe v Wade

What court case is this? Pregnant woman in Texas sought an abortion. Against the law in Texas for an abortion unless to save the mother. Court decided that woman could get an abortion the first trimester of her pregnancy.

Roe v Wade

What court case happened in 1919?

Schenck v United States

What court case is this? A man was trying to obstruct the enlistment of soldiers in WWI thought was violating 13th amendment involuntary servitude. Sent out 15,000 leaflets to draftees urging them to resist the draft. Court found him guilty on all accounts obstructed recruiting and enlistment service of the United states.

Schenck v United States

What court case happened 1935?

Schetchter Poultry Corp v United States

What court case happened in 1911?

Standard Oil v New Jersey

What court case is this? John D Rockefeller owned oil monopoly. Federal court found Rockefeller company in violation of Sherman Antitrust act and ordered dissolution of the company. Rockefeller trust was ruled unreasonable and monopolies were banned so as to benefit the customer.

Standard Oil v New Jersey


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