Dred Scott v Sandford was probably the most harmful decision, but what decision was the most beneficial for the people of the US?
2007-06-28 18:30:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
Loving v. Virginia
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
Gideon v. Wainright
Nixon v. United States
New York Times v. Sullivan
2007-06-28 18:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by noble_savage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the answers are good. Forgot one of the other landmark cases and in this writer's opinion is the most important one, Strickland v Washington. It set the standard for ineffective counsel.
2007-06-29 01:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by Faye Prudence 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tough question. row v wade. brown v board of ed. those are the only two i can think of right now. i think that they were very important decisions.
2007-06-29 01:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by tom5251972 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
miranda vs. arizona sure cleared up complications. got people to know their 5th amendment right. even if people use it to make them look innocent when they are clearly guilty
2007-06-29 01:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They ruled against the income tax a few times, but we ended up changing our constitution so they couldn't stop it. :(
2007-06-29 01:35:06 · answer #5 · answered by freedom first 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally think it was Watts.
2007-06-29 01:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋