10 Top Trials/Court Cases 17 th Century – 20 th Century www.supremecourtus.gov/

(Way) Back in the day… 1637 – Anne Hutchinson 1692 – Salem Witch Trials ladyofspiders.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/ Not Fun

1637 – Anne Hutchinson

1692 – Salem Witch Trials

Why could I not find any for the 18 th Century?! The Colonists probably tried to bring up some grievances w/ the British in their own court system before the heated years of the Revolutionary War

The Colonists probably tried to bring up some grievances w/ the British in their own court system before the heated years of the Revolutionary War

Early 1800’s 1803 -- Marbury v. Madison 1824 – Gibbons v. Ogden Federal over state pro.corbis.com/search/Enlargement.aspx?CID =is...

1803 -- Marbury v. Madison

1824 – Gibbons v. Ogden

Federal over state

Savages! (you know I’m kidding) 1832 – Worcester v. Georgia Only the US, not the individual, not the state, can steal Indian land / decide their fate. US: 15 Indians: 0 www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/produc ...

1832 – Worcester v. Georgia

Only the US, not the individual, not the state, can steal Indian land / decide their fate.

18-right here-00’s 1857 – Dred Scott Case Whites: 8 Blacks: 0

1857 – Dred Scott Case

Halfway there! 1896 – Plessy v. Ferguson Williams v. Mississippi facilitate Jim Crow laws Later reversed in Brown v. Board of Education Whites: 20 Blacks: still 0

1896 – Plessy v. Ferguson

Williams v. Mississippi facilitate Jim Crow laws

Later reversed in Brown v. Board of Education

During WWI 1919 - Schenck v. United States So speech isn’t really free Speech! I no like da war….

1919 - Schenck v. United States

So speech isn’t really free

Roaring ’20s 1925 – Scopes Trial Who needs religion when we have rag-time and flappers anyways? And don’t forget the monkeys. sternbears.blogspot.com/2008/03/hi-bears-here...

1925 – Scopes Trial

Who needs religion when we have rag-time and flappers anyways? And don’t forget the monkeys.

(Not so) Back in the day 1951 – Rosenberg Case Much like Sacco and Vanzetti splinteredsunrise.wordpress.com /.../ Yup, That’s 10, remember them. -this message was brought to you by Kim Kneeland Afraid of “Commi”s eh?

1951 – Rosenberg Case

Much like Sacco and Vanzetti