Supreme Court Cases

Gives the court the power to strike down laws

Descendants of enslaved people in America are not recognized as citizens of the United States

There is no limit on how much a corporation can donate to a candidate's political campaign

Affirmative Action programs used in college admissions are found to be unconstitutional

Abortion is protected as a constitutional right

Racial segregation is illegal. This case overturned another famous case on this list.

Segregation is legal as long as conditions are "separate but equal"

Abortion is no longer considered to be a constitutional right

Parts of the Voting Rights Act (which aimed to protect the right to vote particularly Black Americans) are struck down

Same-sex marriage is legalized across the country

A President is ordered to hand over evidence that could incriminate them of a crime.

It is found to be legal to exclude Japanese Americans from certain spaces during World War II