CARD 24 - Supreme Court Decisions
M'CULLOCH v. MARYLAND, 1819 U.S. Constitution is "The Supreme Law of the Land"
GIBBONS v. OGDEN, 1821 The Constitution Defines Federal Power to Regulate Commerce
& Such Powers Cannot Be Exercised by a State
THE BRIG AMY WARWICK, ET AL, 1862 Defined Presidential War
Powers Authority
UNITED STATES v. KLEIN, 1872 Congress has No Power to Enact a Statute which
Limits the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE CASES, 1873 Held that the 13th & 14th Amendments Don't Protect Individual's
Rights against Discrimination by Their Own States
YICK WO v. HOPKINS, 1886 A "Neutral" Law Violates Equal Protection
when In Practice it Operates to Discriminate Against Racial Minority
ROTH v. UNITED STATES, 1957 Criminal Laws Against Mailing of "Obscene, Lewd,
Lascivious, Filthy or Indecent" Material are Constitutional
GREGG v. GEORGIA, 1976 Death Penalty is Constitutional & Not "Cruel & Unusual
Punishment"
