Supreme Court Interprets the Constitution

Constitutional Law

Cases

Fall 2001

· Supreme Court interprets the Constitution

Marbury v. Madison

· Constitution is supreme law of the land

Cooper v. Aaron.

· Best aid to interpretation

"Federalist Papers"

· Standing & Ripeness

Abbot Labs v. Gardner

Warth v Seldin

· Prudential Principles:

1. Generalized Grievances

Flast v. Cohen

2. Zone of Interest

3. Third-Party Problems

Singleton v. Huff

4. Special Cases

5. Equitable Relief Considerations

· Federal Legislative Power

McCulloch v Maryland

· Modern Commerce Regulation

o The Commerce Clause-

U.S. v Lopez

U.S. v Morrison

· 10th Amendment

National League of Cities v Usery, p. 134

Garcia

New York v U.S.

Printz v. United States

Reno v. Condon

· Taxing and Spending Article I, Sec.8

United States v. Butler

South Dakota v. Dole

· 11th Amendment

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida

Alden v. Maine

· Separation of Powers

o Federal Executive Power

Youngstown v. Tube Co. (1952)

U.S. v Nixon, p. 242

Nixon v Fitzgerald,

Jones v Clinton

· Impeachment:

Clinton v New York

· Severability

Morrison v Olson

· Dormant Commerce Clause

North Carolina v. Washington State

· Privileges & Immunities Clause of Art IV, Sect. 2

New Hampshire v Piper

· Bill of Rights (Amends. 1-10)

Barron v Baltimore (1833)

Slaughter House

· 14th AMENDMENT:

Twining v New Jersey

Duncan v. Louisiana

Marsh v Alabama

Terry v Adams

Evans v Newton

· Lugar Test

Burton

Moose Lodge

Sullivan

Norwood

· ECONOMIC LIBERTIES

o Strict Scrutiny

Williamson v. Lee Optical

· THE CONTRACTS CLAUSE

o Rational Review

United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey

· THE TAKING CLAUSE

o Possessory

Pennsylvania Coal v. Mahon.

Penn Central

Lucas v. SC

Dolan v City of Tigard

· EQUAL PROTECTION

o Rational Review

Romer v Evans

Railroad v Fritz

Railways v. New York

New York v Beazer

US Dept. of Ag. v Moreno

o Strict Scrutiny

Loving v. Virginia

Brown v Board of Education

Washington v Davis

McCleskey v Kemp

City of Mobile v Bolden

· AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Univ. of Cal. v Bakke

Richmond v Croson

Adarand v Pena

q GENDER CLASSIFICATIONS

Frontiero v Richardson

Craig v Boren

U.S. v Virginia Military Institute

Gedulig v Aiello

Orr v Orr

· Unlawful Illegal Aliens.

Plyler v Doe

· FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION

· Right to Marry

· Right to Seek Education

Meyer v Nebraska

· The Right to Keep the Family Together

Moore v City of East Cleveland

Troxel v Granville

Buck v Bell (1927)

Skinner v Oklahoma (1942)

Griswold v Connecticut (1965)

Eisenstadt v Baird (1972)

Roe v Wade (1973)

Planned Parenthood v Casey

Stenberg v Carhart

· Constitutional Protection for Sexual Orientation and Sexual Activity

Bowers v Hardwick (1986)

· Poll Taxes – Voting Rights

Harper v Virginia

Kramer v Union

Ball v James

Daniels v Williams

Board of Regents v Roth

Matthews v Eldridge

Goldberg v Kelly

Matthews v Eldridge

Goss v Lopez