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The Judicial Branch
Famous Supreme Court Cases:
Marbury v. Madison- Judicial Review, Federalism
McColloch v. Maryland- State Taxes, National Supremacy
Gibbons v. Ogden- State Rights, Commerce Clause
Dred Scott v. Sandford- Slavery, Missouri Compromise
Korematsu v. United States- Japanese Internment, Equal Protection
Miranda v. Arizona- Due Process, "Miranda Rights"
Gideon v. Wainwright- RIght to Counsel, Due Process
Brown v. Board of Education- Equal Protection, School Segregation
Roe v. Wade- Abortion, RIght to Privacy
Antonin Scalia
Chief Justice John Roberts
Anthony Kennedy
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elena Kagan
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Stephen Breyer
Types of Cases Heard By the Federal Courts:
- Federal Crimes
- Civil Suits between citizens of different states
- Bankruptcy
- Maritime Law
- Naturalization
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