The Greatest and Worst Decisions of these Supreme Court Eras
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
April 25, 2024, 02:00:45 AM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  General Discussion
  Constitution and Law (Moderator: Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.)
  The Greatest and Worst Decisions of these Supreme Court Eras
« previous next »
Pages: [1]
Author Topic: The Greatest and Worst Decisions of these Supreme Court Eras  (Read 1595 times)
A18
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 23,794
Political Matrix
E: 9.23, S: -6.35

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« on: February 01, 2006, 12:39:10 PM »

What do you think are the best and worst decisions handed down by the Supreme Court under each of these chief justices? I've excluded the first three on purpose.

Marshall Court
Best:
Worst:

Taney Court
Best:
Worst:

Chase Court
Best:
Worst:

Waite Court
Best:
Worst:

Fuller Court
Best:
Worst:

White Court
Best:
Worst:

Taft Court
Best:
Worst:

Hughes Court
Best:
Worst:

Stone Court
Best:
Worst:

Vinson Court
Best:
Worst:

Warren Court
Best:
Worst:

Burger Court
Best:
Worst:

Rehnquist Court
Best:
Worst:
Logged
Emsworth
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,054


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2006, 06:37:14 PM »
« Edited: February 04, 2006, 09:33:13 PM by Emsworth »

Marshall Court
Best: Marbury v. Madison
Worst: McCulloch v. Maryland

Taney Court
Best: Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
Worst: Dred Scott v. Sandford

Chase Court
Best: Ex Parte Milligan
Worst: (Nothing comes to mind)

Waite Court
Best: Civil Rights Cases
Worst: Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad

Fuller Court
Best: United States v. Wong Kim Ark
Worst: Lochner v. New York

White Court
Best: Hammer v. Dagenhart
Worst: Abrams v. United States

Taft Court
Best: Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co.
Worst: Olmstead v. United States

Hughes Court
Best: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
Worst: National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation

Stone Court
Best: West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Worst: Korematsu v. United States

Vinson Court
Best: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Worst: Dennis v. United States

Warren Court
Best: Katz v. United States
Worst: Tie - Reynolds v. Sims, Griswold v. Connecticut

Burger Court
Best: New York Times Co. v. United States
Worst: Roe v. Wade

Rehnquist Court
Best: Texas v. Johnson
Worst: Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Logged
A18
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 23,794
Political Matrix
E: 9.23, S: -6.35

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2006, 02:28:16 PM »

Marshall Court
Best: Barron v. Baltimore
Worst: McCulloch v. Maryland

Taney Court
Best: New York v. Miln
Worst: Dred Scott v. Sandford

Chase Court
Best: United States v. Klein
Worst: ...

Waite Court
Best: Civil Rights Cases
Worst: Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad

Fuller Court
Best: United States v. E. C. Knight Co.
Worst: Plessy v. Ferguson

White Court
Best: Hammer v. Dagenhart
Worst: Abrams v. United States

Taft Court
Best: Myers v. United States
Worst: Olmstead v. United States

Hughes Court
Best: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
Worst: National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation

Stone Court
Best: West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Worst: Wickard v. Filburn

Vinson Court
Best: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Worst: Everson v. Board of Education

Warren Court
Best: Brown v. Board of Education
Worst: Reynolds v. Sims

Burger Court
Best: Witters v. Washington Department of Services For the Blind
Worst: Roe v. Wade

Rehnquist Court
Best: United States v. Lopez
Worst: Gonzales v. Raich
Logged
Pages: [1]  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.019 seconds with 11 queries.