1. SUpreme Court Cases

2. SUpreme Court Cases Marbury v. Madison, 1803 Marshall
Case Name & Year
Chief Justice
Issue
Background
Outcome
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
Marshall
Fletcher v. Peck, 1810
Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 1819
McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

3. SUpreme Court Cases Cohens v. Virginia, 1821 Marshall
Case Name & Year
Chief Justice
Issue
Background
Outcome
Cohens v. Virginia, 1821
Marshall
Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1830
Worchester v. Georgia, 1832

4. SUpreme Court Cases Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, 1837 Taney
Case Name & Year
Chief Justice
Issue
Background
Outcome
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, 1837
Taney
Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857
Ex Parte Milligan, 1866
Chase
Slaughter-house Cases, 1873
Munn v. Illinois, 1877
Waite

5. SUpreme Court Cases Wabash v. Illinois, 1886 Waite
Case Name & Year
Chief Justice
Issue
Background
Outcome
Wabash v. Illinois, 1886
Waite
US v. EC Knight Co., 1895
Fuller
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
Insular Cases,

6. SUpreme Court Cases Northern Securities v. US, 1904 Fuller
Case Name & Year
Chief Justice
Issue
Background
Outcome
Northern Securities v. US, 1904
Fuller
Lochner v. New York, 1905
Muller v. Oregon, 1908
Schenck v. US, 1919
White

7. SUpreme Court Cases US v. Butler, 1936 Hughes
Case Name & Year
Chief Justice
Issue
Background
Outcome
US v. Butler, 1936
Hughes
Schecter Poultry v. US, 1936
West Virginia State B.O.E. v. Barnette, 1943
Stone
Korematsu v. US, 1944

8. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Mendez v. Westminster, 1947
Vinson
Sweatt v. Painter, 1950
McLaurin v. Oklahoma Board of Regents, 1950
Dennis v. US, 1951

9. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Brown v. Board, 1954
Warren
Engel v. Vitale, 1962
Abington School District v. Schempp, 1963
Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963

10. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964
Warren
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, 1964
Griswold v Connecticut, 1965
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

11. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Loving v. Virginia, 1967
Warren
Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1970
Burger
New York Times v. US, 1971

12. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Burger
US v. Nixon, 1974
Regents v. Bakke, 1978
Texas v. Johnson, 1989

13. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Bush v. Gore, 2000
Rehn-quist
Boy Scouts v. Dale, 2000
Lawrence v. Texas, 2003
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 2004

14. SUpreme Court Cases Case Name & Year Chief Justice Issue Background
Outcome
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 2006
Roberts
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 2010
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 2012
U.S. v. Windsor, 2013

15. SUpreme Court Cases Group Discussion
1) Identify three cases you believe were the most important or “earth-shaking” and explain why.
2) Identify three cases where you believe the court made a mistake or an unjust decision and explain why you believe so.
3) Choose the single most influential chief justice and evaluate his impact.
4) Predict a case you believe may be overturned in the future and explain why it may be overturned.
5) Evaluate the relative power of the Supreme Court, the president and Congress in shaping our laws, economy and society.

16. Famous Trials See here: http://www.umkc.edu/famoustrials/ Trial & Year
Issue
Significance
Anne Hutchinson Trial, 1637
Salem Witchcraft Trials, 1692
John Peter Zenger Trial, 1735
Boston Massacre Trial, 1770
Amistad Trial,
Johnson Impeachment, 1868
Susan B. Anthony Trial, 1873
Haymarket Trial, 1886

17. Famous Trials See here: http://www.umkc.edu/famoustrials/ Trial & Year
Issue
Significance
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial, 1921
Scopes “Monkey” Trial, 1925
Scottsboro Boys Trials,
Nuremberg Trials,
Rosenberg Trial, 1951
My Lai Courts Martial, 1970
Dan White Trial, 1973
Clinton Impeachment, 1999