Required Supreme Court Cases
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There are 15 Required Supreme Court cases that YOU NEED TO
KNOW. Although you don’t need to know the dissenting opinions of the
cases, it is important to know that justices will write both
majority and dissenting opinions to express their interpretations.
The holdings of these cases are explained within the pages of No
Bull Review. They include:
On Federalism:
1.
McCulloch v. Maryland,
1819
2.
US
v. Lopez,
1995
On interpretation of the Bill of Rights concerning civil liberties:
3.
Engel v. Vitale, 1962
4.
Wisconsin
v.
Yoder,
1972
5.
Tinker v. Des Moines
, 1969
6.
New York Times Co.
v. United States,
1971
7.
Schenck v. US,
1919
On protections of the Bill of Rights being selectively incorporated
by the Fourteenth Amendment:
8.
Gideon v. Wainwright,,
1963
9.
McDonald
v.
Chicago,
2010
On
the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause supporting equality:
10.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas,
1954
On the impact of federal policies on campaigning and electoral
rules:
11.
Citizens United
v. Federal Elections
Commission,
2010
On
the republican ideal in the US, and structure/operation of the
Legislative Branch:
12.
Baker v. Carr,
1962
13.
Shaw
v. Reno,
1993
On the design of the Judicial Branch and Judicial Review:
14.
Marbury v. Madison,
1803
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