A history of the Supreme Court

Introduction : "The very essence of judicial duty"

The first Court, 1790-1801

Marshall Court, 1801-1836

Taney Court, 1837-1864

Watershed cases : Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857

War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Chase and Waite Courts, 1864-1888

Fuller Court, 1888-1910

Watershed cases : Lochner v. New York, 1905

White and Taft Courts, 1910-1930

Hughes Court, 1930-1941

Stone and Vinson Courts, 1941-1953

Warren Court, 1953-1969

Watershed cases : Brown v. Board of Education, 1954

Burger Court, 1969-1986

Watershed cases : Roe v. Wade, 1973

Rehnquist Court, 1986-