Top 10 Court Cases that Changed America
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For this list, we’re looking at court rulings from the United States that had a significant historical impact in shaping the country that exists today.
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George W. Bush is awesome.
Two cases that are worth mentioning are the Georgia v. Cherokee Nation, and the Boston Massacre case.
I decided to skip through the selections due to video length can someone tell me if they said Plessy vs Ferguson? Thanks.
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only decent thing to do
When America found out our government rigged the bush v gore thing, we all kinda new then. There was doubts amongst the newest upcoming generation but that election did it for them. Its like straight in your face rigging. It was so blatant that the supreme court was like fuck it just stop the recount and give it to bush, that was the plan all along anyway. Do research and you will see their entire family and families allies are war profiteers who own war factories. The moment you saw bush in the election you should know war is coming shortly after. I don't even know why they hide it at that point, for appearances? The entire world just saw how crooked the shit is and you wanna do a blatant cover up under the rug type shit. God I fear for the future of this nation. The billionaires would lose a ton of money if we just didn't go to goddam war over every thing. Not to mention the black site projects that never get any light shed on them. You folks remember that weird MK ultra stuff? Thousand of innocent lives people. Thousands. And no one answered for those crimes.
What about Mendez v Westminster? That ended de facto segregation in Southwest US and led Brown v Board of education!
Awesome video. I like seeing something other than pop culture. Keep it up!!
Legalizing the murder of babies is the stupidest decision America has ever made. I hope anyone that supports it has a miserable life and dies alone.
May God never forgive Nixon's subordinates. I'm studying that time period in American History at College, and holy shit were those people corrupt. They gave absolutely ZERO shits about the people. Fucking bastards.
#1 should have been Madison vs Marbury
Helped me with modern studies hw thanks!
My guess as OJ , Board vs Brown
Loving vs Virginia?
One case I've thought was the worst was the Snyder v. Phelps case. So awful.
baker vs carr should have been in this list
My top 10
1. Marbury v Madison(introduced judicial review)
2. Lemon v. Kurtzman (created rules for separation of church and state)
3. Griswold v. Connecticut (explicitly stated a right to privacy, which impact Roe v. Wade, Loving v. Virginia, Obergefell v. Hodges, etc.)
4. Gideon v. Wainwright (everyone has the right to an attorney even those who can't afford one)
5. Miranda v. Arizona (law enforcement had to present your rights as a citizen)
6. Brown v. Board of Education (integration)
7. Mapp v. Ohio (evidence through an illegal search cannot be used at trial)
8. New York Times v. Sullivan (publishers were free to post factual errors. AKA, they can write whatever they want as long as they admit they weren't posting false information on purpose)
9. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (strike down limits on corporate campaign contributions)
10. Roe v. Wade (Abortion became legal in all 50 states)
I feel like I've heard all these precedents on How To Get Away With Murder
For all the anti abortion people, if the gov can control a woman's bodily function, then shouldn't it be illegal for men to ejaculate since that sperm could have became a human?
"I am telling you that when the President does it, then it is not illegal."
I understand being scandalized by this, but don't use a fictionalized recreation when the actual footage is available.
I would have put citizens united and gore v bush first and second respectively. Those two decisions have drastically impacted the US politics we have today.
I'm guessing M v M is number 1
Loving V Virginia?
Citizen United should be #1
Didn't know about the Scott Case, how shameful.
Maybe there were at least a few hundred people in Florida who thought it was BULLSHIT that Joe Lieberman was running for BOTH the U.S Vice Presidency AND U.S. Senator AT THE SAME TIME. So they put W in!!!!
Anytime someone starts complaining about abortion I just say "Roe v Wade motherfucker"
You actually got all of them right.
Texas v Johnson
Roe V. Wade
Loving v Virginia saw it ruled unconstitutional to ban marriages between couples of different races.
Marbury v Madison should be number 1 by a mile