Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch V. Maryland
Miranda V. Arizona
Plessy V. Ferguson
Brown V. Topeka Board of Education
- In 1803, The supreme court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the construction. (In other words, declare a law unconstitutional)
McCulloch V. Maryland
- The U.S Supreme Court decided Congress has the right to create a national bank, but the states don't have the right to ban the bank or tax it.
Miranda V. Arizona
- In a 5-4 majority, the court held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements made in response to interrogation by a defendant in police custody will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination before police questioning, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.
Plessy V. Ferguson
- A landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
Brown V. Topeka Board of Education
- A landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.