What are some of the most famous supreme court decisions in history?
1819 McCulloch v. Maryland upheld the right of Congress to create a Bank of the United States, ruling that it was a power implied but not enumerated by the Constitution. The case is significant because it advanced the doctrine of implied powers, or a loose construction of the Constitution. The Court, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote, would sanction laws reflecting “the letter and spirit” of the Constitution. 1824 Gibbons v. Ogden defined broadly Congress’s right to regulate commerce. Aaron Ogden had filed suit in New York against Thomas Gibbons for operating a rival steamboat service between New York and New Jersey ports. Ogden had exclusive rights to operate steamboats in New York under a state law, while Gibbons held a federal license. Gibbons lost the case and appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which reversed the decision. The Court held that the New York law was unconstitutional, since the power to regulate interstate commerce, which extended to the regulation of navigation, belo
Dred Scott was perhaps the most controversial Supreme Court decision in all of U.S. history, quite possibly was a major cause of the U.S. Civil War, and is generally regarded by most U.S. historians, scholars, and lawyers as a moment of supreme infamy, when the U.S. unquestionably knew sin. Dred Scott was an African-American slave who originally lived in Missouri, and was taken to Illinois, a free state, by his master. Scott sued for freedom, as he was in a free state. The case worked its way through the courts, until it reached the Supreme Court. Although the case could have been dismissed for technical reasons, Chief Justice Roger Taney decided to attempt to resolve the slavery issue in the United States once and for all, by imposing his personal opinion (his personal opinion as a slaver) upon his fellow citizens. Taney declared, simply, that African-Americans were not citizens within the meaning of the Constitution, and had no rights except for what “those who held the power…might
Famous Supreme Court Decisions Mr White’s American Government students at East Buchanan High School have created web pages outlining the significance of famous US Supreme Court cases. Roe vs. Wade By: Jenna S. and Aubrey D. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka By: Tiffany T. and Jenna C. Printz vs. the United States By: Ryan O. and Adam N. President Nixon vs. the United States By: Michael W. and Joseph G. New York Times vs. Sullivan By: Matt O. and Joe G. Gibbons vs. Ogden By: Luke S. and D.J. Tinker vs. Des Moines School District By: Joe R., Kassie T. and Rachel M. Falvo v Owasso School District By: Nathan R. and Austin D. Ingraham vs. Wright By: Lynne E. and Amy W. Miranda vs. Arizona By: Kerrin M. and Cody M. Marbury vs. Madison By: Amber Y. and Desiree M. Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier By: Nicole b. Bakke v. Regents of the University of California By: Brett D. and David D. Goss vs. Lopez By: Brent R. and Callen L. Dred Scott vs. John F.A. Sandford By: Jeremy P. and Dan C.
