Supreme Court

Events (325)

• March 6, 1857: ’Dred Scott’ Decision Disallows African-Americans’ Claim to Citizenship 1857-03-06
• July 9, 1868: Fourteenth Amendment Grants Citizenship Rights to All Americans 1868-07-09
• April 14, 1873: Supreme Court Narrowly Defines US Citizenship Rights, Does Not Hold States to Federal Standards 1873-04-14
• October 15, 1883: Supreme Court Refuses to Ban ‘Private’ Discrimination 1883-10-15
• November 3, 1884: Supreme Court Abrogates Rights of Native Americans to Vote 1884-11-03
• December 6, 1886: US Supreme Court Approves Doctrine Underlying Rendition 1886-12-06
• April 25, 1898: Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Literacy Tests 1898-04-25
• June 21, 1915: Supreme Court Overturns Oklahoma’s ‘Grandfather Clause’ 1915-06-21
• November 13, 1922: Supreme Court Denies Naturalization to Japanese-American 1922-11-13
• December 6, 1937: Court Rules ‘Poll Tax’ Constitutional, Effectively Denies Many African-Americans Right to Vote 1937-12-06
• December 6, 1944: Supreme Court Bars Texas Political Party from Racial Discrimination 1944-12-06
• December 11, 1951: Appeals Court Rules that Executive Branch Cannot Overrule Judiciary in Claims of Privilege 1951-12-11
• June 2, 1952: Supreme Court: President Has No Power to Seize Steel Mills; Ruling Limits Presidential Executive Power 1952-06-02
• October 21, 1952: Supreme Court Hears Opening Arguments in ‘US v Reynolds’ 1952-10-21
• October 25, 1952: Supreme Court Justices Lean towards Affirming Executive Powers in ‘US v Reynolds’ 1952-10-25
• March 9, 1953: Supreme Court Creates ‘State Secrets’ Privilege in Ruling 1953-03-09
• May 17, 1954: Supreme Court Rules Racial Segregation in Schools Unconstitutional 1954-05-17
• March 11, 1957: Supreme Court Finds Labor Union Liable for Using Union Dues as Campaign Expenditures 1957-03-11
• June 8, 1959: Supreme Court Upholds North Carolina Literacy Tests 1959-06-08
• March 26, 1962: Court Allows Redrawing of State Electoral Districts to Redress Minority Underrepresentation 1962-03-26
• March 18, 1963: Supreme Court Establishes ‘One Person, One Vote’ as Law 1963-03-18
• June 15, 1964: Supreme Court Applies ‘One Person, One Vote’ to Legislative Bodies 1964-06-15
• January 15, 1965: Federal Jury Indicts Klan Members for Murdering Civil Rights Workers 1965-01-15
• August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act Bans Racial, Ethnic Discrimination in Elections 1965-08-06
• March 24, 1966: Supreme Court Finds Poll Taxes Unconstitutional 1966-03-24
• May 14, 1969: Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department 1969-05-14
• June 9, 1969: Supreme Court Upholds Fairness Doctrine 1969-06-09
• June 23, 1969: Burger Becomes Chief Justice 1969-06-23
• June 24, 1971: Supreme Court Blocks Publication of Pentagon Papers until It Can Rule on Case 1971-06-24
• June 26, 1971: Opening Arguments in Supreme Court over Pentagon Papers Case 1971-06-26
• June 30, 1971: Supreme Court Refuses to Block Publication of Pentagon Papers 1971-06-30
• January 7, 1972: Rehnquist Appointed to Supreme Court; Dodges Allegations of Racial Harassment 1972-01-07
• March 21, 1972: Supreme Court Overturns Tennessee Law Purporting to Prevent Voter Fraud 1972-03-21
• June 19, 1972: Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Wiretapping of US Citizens Unconstitutional 1972-06-19
• June 22, 1972: Supreme Court Rules Unions Can Participate in Political Campaigns 1972-06-22
• January 22, 1973: ’Roe v. Wade’ Legalizes Abortion in US 1973-01-22
• July 23-26, 1973: Documents, Tapes Subpoenaed by Watergate Investigators; Nixon Refuses to Comply 1973-07-23
• August 15, 1973: Nixon Delivers Second Watergate Address to Nation 1973-08-15
• April 16, 1974: Jaworski Subpoenas 64 Watergate Tapes 1974-04-16
• June 24, 1974: Supreme Court Upholds States’ Right to Deny Convicted Felons Right to Vote 1974-06-24
• July 24, 1974: Supreme Court Rules Unanimously that Nixon Must Turn Over Tapes 1974-07-24
• July 25, 1974: Representative Barbara Jordan Argues for Impeachment 1974-07-25
• September 2, 1974: Pardon an Implicit Admission of Guilt, White House Lawyer Finds 1974-09-02
• January 30, 1976: Supreme Court Modifies 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act Provisions, Finds Campaign Donations Are Protected ‘Free Speech’ 1976-01-30
• March 30, 1976: Supreme Court Abrogates Part of Voting Rights Act, Finds Redistricting Can Be Unfair to Minorities 1976-03-30
• May 11, 1976: Election Campaign Law Amended in Light of Supreme Court Ruling 1976-05-11
• July 1, 1976: Supreme Court Gives Control of Abortion Decision to Mothers 1976-07-01
• September 30, 1976: Hyde Amendment Restricts Federal Abortion Funding 1976-09-30
• April 26, 1978: Supreme Court Finds Corporate Political Donations ‘Free Speech’ 1978-04-26
• December 13, 1979: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging President’s Authority to Withdraw Nation from International Treaties 1979-12-13