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Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon, GIHD ee uhn, v. Wainwright was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the rights of accused persons. The court ruled that a state must provide legal counsel for anyone who is accused of a felony and cannot afford a lawyer. This 1963 decision overruled the 1942 ruling in Betts v. Brady. At that time, the court had decided that the right to a lawyer was not essential to a fair trial. More »

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Baker v. Carr

Baker v. Carr was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning... More >>

Bakke case

Bakke BAH kee, case, was an important civil rights case decided by the Supreme Court of the... More >>

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a case decided in 1954 in which the Supreme Court of... More >>

Bush v. Gore

Bush v. Gore was a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that played a major... More >>

Dartmouth College case

Dartmouth College case, also called Dartmouth College v. Woodward, upheld the constitutional... More >>

Escobedo v. Illinois

Escobedo, ehs koh BEE doh, v. Illinois was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United... More >>

Ex parte Milligan

Ex parte, ehks PAHR tee, Milligan was a legal case in which the Supreme Court of the United... More >>

Fletcher v. Peck

Fletcher v. Peck, an 1810 Supreme Court case, marked the first time the Supreme Court of the... More >>

Gibbons v. Ogden

Gibbons v. Ogden, an 1824 Supreme Court case, marked the first time the Supreme Court of the... More >>

Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon, GIHD ee uhn, v. Wainwright was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United... More >>

Lochner v. New York

Lochner, LOK nuhr, v. New York was a 1905 case in which the Supreme Court of the United States... More >>

McCulloch v. Maryland

McCulloch v. Maryland resulted in one of the most important decisions in the history of the... More >>

Miranda v. Arizona

Miranda, muh RAN duh, v. Arizona was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States... More >>

Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning... More >>

Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade was a 1973 landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that... More >>


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