Landmark Supreme Court cases

Discusses the history of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, in which, the Supreme Court ruled that students have the right to protest in school.

Discusses the history of the landmark Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, that made abortion legal and a women's right.

Examines the Supreme Court case of 1819 in which the issue of state rights came to bear on banking practices of the Bank of the United States in Maryland.

Explores the history and impact on the American judicial system of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.

Examines the history and impact of the Korematsu v. the United States Supreme Court case, when Korematsu, his family, and the Japanese American internment during World War II.

Explores the facts and controversy of the 2000 Florida presidential election recount, as well as the Supreme Court Case that decided George W. Bush the winner.

Provides background and discussion of the case brought by a white male student who challenged the affirmative action policy used in admitting students to the University of California medical school.

Discusses the case Marbury v. Madison in which the idea of judicial review became part of the federal government's system of checks and balances.

Examines the trial "Miranda v. Arizona," discussing Ernesto Miranda's crime, the state appeal, and the Supreme Court decision, which resulted in the creation of the Miranda Warning.

Discusses the history of the landmark Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, that ruled that slaves were not protected by the Constitution and were not U.S. citizens, historical important because it is considered perhaps the worst decision ever made by the Supreme Court.