10 Landmark Supreme Court Cases

BY: Tanajah Chesson

Ple

ssy v

. Ferg

uson

1896

• Brief Description of Case: Said African

Americans Could be provided “separate but

equal” public facilities SEGREGATION IS OK!

• Question/Part of Constitution:

Abolishes slavery and involuntary

servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

• Outcome of Case/SIGNIFICANCE:

ALLOWS SEGREGATION

Heart

of

Atl

an

ta

Mote

l, IN

C.

v. U

S

1964• Brief Description of Case:

HOTEL REFUSED TO ALLOW

AFRICAN AMERICANS

• Question/Part of

Constitution: 14th and civil

rights act of 1964

• Outcome of

Case/SIGNIFICANCE:

SUPREME COURT SAID THEY HAD

TO ACCEPT ALL CITIZENS—all

public facilities had to accept all

citizens. 9-0

Fu

rman

v.

Georg

ia

• Brief Description of Case: GUN GOES OFF WHEN

DROPPED KILLING PERSON. Furman gets death

penalty.

• Question/Part of Constitution: 8th - Provides for

the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases,

according to common law. 14th- Abolishes slavery and

involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a

crime

• Outcome of Case/SIGNIFICANCE: DEATH PENALTY

CAN BE CRUEL AND UNUSAL IN CERTAIN CASES.

Reg

en

ts o

f th

e U

niv

ers

ity o

f

Califo

rnia

v.

Bakke

• Brief Description of Case: