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look at the court's most famous decisions: Marbury v. Madison, 1803 (4-0 decision) Established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review over Congress. McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819...
The US Supreme Court has made many sweeping, landmark decisions. Here's a primer on 47 of the most important ones, and how they changed American life.
Importance: The Brown decision is heralded as a landmark decision in Supreme Court history, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) which had created the "separate but equal" doctrine.
The Supreme Court ended its term with historic rulings regarding administrative law and how the government operates. Here’s a roundup of the most important cases – and why they matter.
Justia has selected landmark cases in the following areas: Read important U.S. Supreme Court decisions in areas ranging from abortion, gun rights, and elections to criminal procedure, due process, equal protection, and free speech.
Supreme Court cases that changed America —. United States v. Windsor (2013): When her wife died in 2009, Edith Windsor, 84, was forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate taxes...
Participate in interactive landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped history and have an impact on law-abiding citizens today.
In a momentous term, the Supreme Court issued major victories for former President Donald J. Trump, a sustained attack on the power of administrative agencies and mixed signals on guns and...
The National Constitution Center’s Supreme Court Cases Library includes materials on the most influential Supreme Court cases in American history.
The arrival this term of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald J. Trump's third appointee, has transformed a Supreme Court with a slight conservative majority into one that tilted right...