The Supreme Court Times

The 1963 Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright enforced the right for legal counsel during a trial and helped form the basis of our legal system today. Sources https://www.landmarkcases.org/cases/gideon-v-wainwright https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/Law-Library/Historical-Documents-Rare-Books/Gideon-v.-Wainwright https://www.oyez.org/cases/1962/155 https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-gideon-v-wainwright https://www.britannica.com/event/Gideon-v-Wainwright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U_mpTQnKVI&t=224s

One day, in Hazelwood East High School, a group of students eagerly opened up the newly published school newspaper to see the articles that they had worked on for the past few weeks. However, when they went through the whole newspaper, their articles were nowhere to be seen. What happened? Sources Landmark Supreme Court Cases | Cases - Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Facts and Case Summary - Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | United States Courts Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier | Oyez Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier | The First Amendment Encyclopedia Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier: Justia US Supreme Court Center Hazelwood v. Kulhmeier: Limiting student free speech - National Constitution Center

The worst Supreme Court decision ever made. Dred Scott v. Sandford. Sources https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/60us393 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=29 https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_dred.html https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html https://billofrightsinstitute.org/dred-scott-v-sanford-1857-excerpts-majority-dissenting-opinions/

Gibbons v. Ogden resulted in what is known as the "Emancipation Proclamation of American Commerce." Its impact altered the state of monopolies and navigation within the nation ever since the case. What exactly happened, you ask? Well, let's find out. Sources https://www.landmarkcases.org/gibbons-v-ogden/gibbons-v-ogden-background-summary-and-questions-3 https://www.landmarkcases.org/cases/gibbons-v-ogden https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_gibbons.html https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/22us1 https://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/legal-history-eras-02/history-new-york-legal-eras-gibbons-ogden.html

Nowadays, one in six newlyweds in the United States has a spouse of a different race or ethnicity, according to Pew Research Center, but this was not always the case. Loving v. Virginia redefined anti-miscegenation laws in 1958 and led to legal interracial marriage. Sources https://www.oyez.org/cases/1966/395 https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/loving-v-virginia https://www.npr.org/2017/06/12/532123349/illicit-cohabitation-listen-to-6-stunning-moments-from-loving-v-virginia https://www.britannica.com/event/Loving-v-Virginia https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/us/50-years-after-loving-v-virginia.html

I hope y'all enjoyed this quick announcement! On C-SPAN's website, the oral arguments for the Supreme Court will be aired. There is a schedule you find in the following link and you can also view some of the previously aired arguments as well!  https://www.c-span.org/supremeCourt/ Stay curious!

From 1896 to 1952, African-Americans were forced to abide by a “separate but equal” doctrine that was established by the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson. They faced inequality through this ruling for over 50 years and were ready for a change. Brown v. Board of Education was the landmark Supreme Court case that sparked the start of the Civil Rights Movement to gain equality for African-Americans. Let’s learn about Brown v. Board of Education. Sources https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/landmark-brown-v-board-education/ https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483 https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=87 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-civil-liberties-and-civil-rights/us-gov-government-responses-to-social-movements/v/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka-us-government-and-politics-khan-academy https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/civil-rights-movement/a/brown-v-board-of-education

Plessy v. Ferguson led to the continuation of the “separate but equal” idealogy that was utilized as justification for segregation. Learn about this Supreme Court case and how it led to the rise of Jim Crow laws in U.S. history. Sources https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=52 https://www.landmarkcases.org/cases/plessy-v-ferguson https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/south-after-civil-war/v/plessy-v-ferguson https://www.britannica.com/event/Plessy-v-Ferguson-1896 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/obituaries/homer-plessy-overlooked-black-history-month.html https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_plessy.html https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/163us537 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson

Marbury v. Madison established the concept of judicial review and sparked change in the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn about the history behind this case and how it still impacts our judicial system today. Sources https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/democracy/landmark_marbury.html https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/5us137 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-landmark-supreme-court-cases/v/marbury-v-madison https://www.britannica.com/event/Marbury-v-Madison https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/marbury-v-madison-video https://www.britannica.com/topic/Judiciary-Act-of-1801 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marbury-v-madison-establishes-judicial-review

The Tinker v. Des Moines case is one of the most influential cases in history, especially to students in school systems. Learn about this infamous Supreme Court case and why it still matters today. Sources for this episode: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-government-and-politics/civil-liberties-and-civil-rights/first-amendment-speech/a/tinker-v-des-moines https://www.thoughtco.com/tinker-v-des-moines-104968 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1968/21 https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks/tinker-v-des-moines-podcast https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-tinker-v-des-moines