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|'''Baker v. Carr'''
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=== '''Baker v. Carr''' ===
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|1961
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|Warren
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* Shaw v. Reno , 1993)
* Shaw v. Reno , 1993)
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|'''Brown v. Board of Education'''
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=== '''Brown v. Board of Education''' ===
|1954
|1954
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*[[wikipedia:Milliken_v._Bradley|Milliken v. Bradley]] (1974: "busing"; distinguished between ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' segregation)
*[[wikipedia:Milliken_v._Bradley|Milliken v. Bradley]] (1974: "busing"; distinguished between ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' segregation)
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|'''Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission'''
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=== '''Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission''' ===
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|2010
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*[[wikipedia:McCutcheon_v._FEC|McCutcheon v. FEC]] (2014: expanded campaign finance limits but did not end them)
*[[wikipedia:McCutcheon_v._FEC|McCutcheon v. FEC]] (2014: expanded campaign finance limits but did not end them)
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|'''Engel v. Vitale'''
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=== '''Engel v. Vitale''' ===
|1962
|1962
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|Warren
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*[[wikipedia:Wallace_v._Jaffree|Wallace v. Jaffree]] (1985: banned school-sponsored prayer but allowed for school-sponsored moment of silence for individual meditation)
*[[wikipedia:Wallace_v._Jaffree|Wallace v. Jaffree]] (1985: banned school-sponsored prayer but allowed for school-sponsored moment of silence for individual meditation)
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|'''Gideon v. Wainwright'''
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=== '''Gideon v. Wainwright''' ===
|1963
|1963
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|Warren
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*[[wikipedia:Miranda_v._Arizona|Miranda v. Arizona]] (1966: self-incrimination protections; incorporation of 5th amendment; see also [[wikipedia:Berghuis_v._Thompkins|Berghuis v. Thompkins]] 2010)
*[[wikipedia:Miranda_v._Arizona|Miranda v. Arizona]] (1966: self-incrimination protections; incorporation of 5th amendment; see also [[wikipedia:Berghuis_v._Thompkins|Berghuis v. Thompkins]] 2010)
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|'''Marbury v. Madison'''
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=== '''Marbury v. Madison''' ===
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|1803
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* [[wikipedia:Hylton_v._United_States|Hylton v. United States]] (1796)<ref>In this case the Court upheld a challenge to a law's constitutionality, in that a tax on carriages did not violate the Constitution. ''Marbury'' was not decided on this precedent, however, Chief Justice Roberts cited ''Hylton'' in ''National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius'' (2012)</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Hylton_v._United_States|Hylton v. United States]] (1796)<ref>In this case the Court upheld a challenge to a law's constitutionality, in that a tax on carriages did not violate the Constitution. ''Marbury'' was not decided on this precedent, however, Chief Justice Roberts cited ''Hylton'' in ''National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius'' (2012)</ref>
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|'''McColluch v. Maryland'''
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=== '''McColluch v. Maryland''' ===
|1819
|1819
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|'''McDonald v. Chicago'''
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=== '''McDonald v. Chicago''' ===
|2010
|2010
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|Roberts
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* [[wikipedia:People_v._Aguilar|People v. Aguilar]] (2013: upheld individual right to keep and bear arms)
* [[wikipedia:People_v._Aguilar|People v. Aguilar]] (2013: upheld individual right to keep and bear arms)
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|'''New York Times v. United States'''
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=== '''New York Times v. United States''' ===
|1971
|1971
|Burger
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|'''Roe v. Wade'''
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=== '''Roe v. Wade''' ===
|1973
|1973
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* Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (pending as of April 2022)
* Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (pending as of April 2022)
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|'''Schenck v. United States'''
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=== '''Schenck v. United States''' ===
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|1919
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* [[wikipedia:Brandenburg_v._Ohio|Brandenburg v. Ohio]] (1969: partially overturned Schenck by creating the "imminent lawless action" standard that was stricter than the "clear and present danger" test)
* [[wikipedia:Brandenburg_v._Ohio|Brandenburg v. Ohio]] (1969: partially overturned Schenck by creating the "imminent lawless action" standard that was stricter than the "clear and present danger" test)
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|'''Shaw v. Reno'''
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=== '''Shaw v. Reno''' ===
|1993
|1993
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* Miller v. Johnson (1995: addressed racial gerrymandering that had created a "geographic monstrosity" in order to have a black-majority of voters)
* Miller v. Johnson (1995: addressed racial gerrymandering that had created a "geographic monstrosity" in order to have a black-majority of voters)
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|'''Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District'''
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=== '''Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District''' ===
|1969
|1969
|Warren
|Warren
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* [[wikipedia:Miller_v._California|Miller v. California]] (1973: created the "Miller Test" for obscene materials, which may be legally banned)
* [[wikipedia:Miller_v._California|Miller v. California]] (1973: created the "Miller Test" for obscene materials, which may be legally banned)
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|'''United States v. Lopez'''
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=== '''United States v. Lopez''' ===
|1995
|1995
|Rehnquist
|Rehnquist
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* [[wikipedia:United_States_v._Morrison|United States v. Morrison]] (2000: similarly ruled that an act of Congress exceeded the powers granted Congress by the Commerce clause, in this case because the part of the law that the Court struck down was not directly related to economic activity)
* [[wikipedia:United_States_v._Morrison|United States v. Morrison]] (2000: similarly ruled that an act of Congress exceeded the powers granted Congress by the Commerce clause, in this case because the part of the law that the Court struck down was not directly related to economic activity)
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|'''Wisconsin v. Yoder'''
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=== '''Wisconsin v. Yoder''' ===
|1972
|1972
|Burger
|Burger