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#[[Wickard v. Filburn]] (1942) (granted Congress power to prohibit growing wheat on your own land) and turned the [[Commerce Clause]] on its head.<ref>http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0317_0111_ZS.html</ref>
 
#[[Wickard v. Filburn]] (1942) (granted Congress power to prohibit growing wheat on your own land) and turned the [[Commerce Clause]] on its head.<ref>http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0317_0111_ZS.html</ref>
 
#[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]] (1857) (authorized slavery & denied citizenship to blacks)<ref>The Court far exceeded the controversy before it in its ruling.  President [[James Buchanan]] reportedly had sought this decision privately with the Court, and the decision was rendered two days after his inauguration.</ref>
 
#[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]] (1857) (authorized slavery & denied citizenship to blacks)<ref>The Court far exceeded the controversy before it in its ruling.  President [[James Buchanan]] reportedly had sought this decision privately with the Court, and the decision was rendered two days after his inauguration.</ref>
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#[[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896) (upheld racial segregation)
 
#[[Goodridge v. Department of Public Health]] (Mass. Sup. Ct. 2003) (mandated [[same-sex "marriage"]])<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/21/after_2_years_same_sex_marriage_icons_split_up/ The lead plaintiffs separated about two years after getting "married"]</ref>
 
#[[Goodridge v. Department of Public Health]] (Mass. Sup. Ct. 2003) (mandated [[same-sex "marriage"]])<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/21/after_2_years_same_sex_marriage_icons_split_up/ The lead plaintiffs separated about two years after getting "married"]</ref>
 
#[[Engel v. Vitale]] (1962) (banned prayer in [[public school]])<ref>The Court cited no precedential holding in its entire opinion.  This was an [[ACLU]] case.</ref>
 
#[[Engel v. Vitale]] (1962) (banned prayer in [[public school]])<ref>The Court cited no precedential holding in its entire opinion.  This was an [[ACLU]] case.</ref>
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#[[Edwards v. Aguillard]] (1987) (banned scientific evidence of creation from [[public schools]])<ref>This was an [[ACLU]] case.</ref>
 
#[[Edwards v. Aguillard]] (1987) (banned scientific evidence of creation from [[public schools]])<ref>This was an [[ACLU]] case.</ref>
 
#[[Baker v. Carr]] (1962) (one man one vote)
 
#[[Baker v. Carr]] (1962) (one man one vote)
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#[[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896) (upheld racial segregation)
   
#[[Missouri v. Jenkins]] (1985) (upheld 1990) (ordered tax increase for school)
 
#[[Missouri v. Jenkins]] (1985) (upheld 1990) (ordered tax increase for school)
 
#[[Montoy v. Kansas]] (Kan. Sup. Ct. 2005) (ordered tax increase for school)
 
#[[Montoy v. Kansas]] (Kan. Sup. Ct. 2005) (ordered tax increase for school)
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