Question

What was the impact of the following landmark cases : marbury v. Madison, plessy v. Ferguson , Brown v. Board of education, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona , tinker v. Des moines, and hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier ?

Answer 1

Marbury v. Madison was a milestone in the history of constitutional law that stated the supremacy of the constitution over other laws. Plessy v. Fergusson and Brown v. Board of education were landmarks of the fight for the rights under the fourteenth Amendment (equal civil rights). Gideon v. Wainright ruled in favor of the sixth Amendment, the right that poor citizens to have a lawyer in criminal cases. Miranda v, Arizona ruled under the fifth and sixth Amendments, the rights that a person have to remain silent and to have a lawyer. Tinker vs Des moines ruled in favor students saying that they don´t leave their constitutional rights at the door of the school. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier ruled in favor of young journalist and their Freedom of Speech under the First Amendment.