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Key Milestones in Supreme Court History

  1. 1789 Establishment of the Supreme Court by the Judiciary Act.
  2. 1803 Landmark case Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review.
  3. 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision denies citizenship to African Americans.
  4. 1954 Brown v. Board of Education declares racial segregation in schools unconstitutional.
  5. 1973 Roe v. Wade establishes a constitutional right to abortion.
  6. 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson overturns Roe v. Wade, returning abortion regulation to states.

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