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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 (7-0...
In a momentous term that ended in July, the Supreme Court issued major victories for former President Donald J. Trump, a sustained attack on the power of administrative agencies and mixed...
Below are some of the major cases of the term and what the justices decided: The case: Donald Trump v. United States. What the justices were considering: Whether and to what extent a...
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.
The Court famously stated "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." 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.
Court historians and other legal scholars consider each chief justice who presides over the Supreme Court of the United States to be the head of an era of the Court. [1] These lists are sorted chronologically by chief justice and include most major cases decided by the court.
In the final weeks of the Supreme Court’s term, it ruled on a series of high-profile cases with major political implications, including opinions on abortion, gun rights, free speech on...
Participate in interactive landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped history and have an impact on law-abiding citizens today.
How the court’s 6-to-3 conservative majority ruled this term on affirmative action, student loans and other topics after its lurch to the right a year ago.
The most well-known opinions are those released or announced in cases in which the Court has heard oral argument. Each opinion sets out the Court’s judgment and its reasoning and may include the majority or principal opinion as well as any concurring or dissenting opinions.