US supreme court cases

• Malbury V Madison 


  established judicial review

  • allowed SC to declare legislature unconstitutional
• Burwell v Hobby Lobby


  The government (obamacare) cannot require employers to provide insurance cover for birth control if it conflicts with religious beliefs of employers
• Creative LLC V Elenis


  upheld free speech clause

  website designer did not have to create a website for a gay couple (went against her beliefs) (hypothetical)
• Citizens Utd V FEC


  unlimited election campaign spending, money = free speech
• Allen V Milligan

  Alabama's congressional districts discriminated against African American Voters
• Bostock V Clayton County 


  Protected employees against discrimination of sexuality or gender identity (ruled that 1964 civil rights act covered gay rights)
• Carpenter V US


  court held that the government violates 4th amendment rights when accessing phone records without a warrant.
• Caetano V Massachusetts 


  court ruled that the second amendment extends to 'all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that that were not in existence at the time of founding' (referring to tasers)
• Hall V Florida


  court ruled no one under 18 or with an intellectual disability can be killed by death penalty
• Obergefell V Hodges


  legalised gay marriage - protected by 14th amendment
• DC V Heller


  upheld second amendment rights, DC's handgun ban violated this
• Snyder V Phelps


  free speech in public, even if deemed offensive or to cause distress , is not limited (protests at gay soldiers funeral)
• Biden V Nebraska


  Biden wanted to use 2003 Heroes Act to forgive student debt for low-income families

  SC ruled this was beyond his powers using this act
• Salinas V Texas


  simply remaining silent doesn't invoke the 5th amendment right to silence.

  remaining silent before being read your miranda rights can be used against you as evidence
• NFIB V Sebellius 


  upheld congress' power to enact most provisions of ACA (including fines for not having health insurance)
• Gideon V Wainright


  guarantees accused criminals a lawyer - 5th and 6th amendment
• NYT V US 


  freedom of press protected even when gov is against it