Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 US 38 (1985) It was a 1985 US Supreme Court decision arising out of an Alabama case challenging the states establishment of a one minute silent prayer period at the beginning...
Gideon v. Wainwright 372 US 335 (1963) established the right of indigent (poor) defendants to have a court appointed attorney. The impact of the case has been huge for poor defendants who in the past...
Baker v. Carr, (1962) set an important precedent when the US Supreme Court decided for the first time that apportionment, or congressional districting, was no longer simply a political question (one...
William Wallace impacted world history for Scotland by not only by gaining their freedom but showing that they are a country and can stand up for themselves. William defeated the English at the...