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

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/

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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