U.S. Supreme Court hands down the Roe v. Wade decision on January 22 which legalizes abortion.

On May 27, the U.S. Supreme Court in Schecter Poultry Corp. v. United States rules that the NIRA of 1933 is unconstitutional. This is the first major court challenge of New Deal legislation.

On May 15, the Standard Oil Antitrust Case is decided by the U.S. Supreme Court which rules that the trust should be disbanded.

The Meat Inspection Act becomes law on June 30.

The U.S. Supreme Court in its Plessy v. Ferguson decision on May 18 establishes the separate but equal doctrine which allows racial segregation across the nation.