Supreme Court of the United States
Some of the key events about Supreme Court of the United States
- 1803Established the principle of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison case
- 1819Affirmed the federal government's power to create a national bank in McCulloch v. Maryland
- 1857Ruled that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in federal court in Dred Scott v. Sandford
- 1857The Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens and had no standing to sue in federal court, effectively denying them basic rights.
- 1896The Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
- 1905The Court struck down a New York law limiting working hours, hindering labor protections.
- 1927The Court upheld a state's right to forcibly sterilize individuals deemed "unfit" without their consent.
- 1944The Court upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during World War II.
- 1954Declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education
- 1963Established the right to counsel for criminal defendants in Gideon v. Wainwright
- 1966Established Miranda rights for criminal suspects in Miranda v. Arizona
- 1973Recognized a constitutional right to abortion in Roe v. Wade
- 1974Ruled that the president is not above the law in United States v. Nixon
- 1986The Court upheld the criminalization of private, consensual homosexual acts between adults.
- 2000The Court's decision in Bush v. Gore effectively decided the presidential election, raising concerns about judicial overreach.
- 2010The Court's Citizens United decision allowed unlimited corporate spending in elections, potentially increasing the influence of money in politics.
- 2013The Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, weakening federal oversight of state voting laws.
- 2015Legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in Obergefell v. Hodges
- 2020Extended federal anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ+ employees in Bostock v. Clayton County
- 2022The Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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