Some Supreme Court decisions make a huge election-year splashes . 1856 : Dred Scott ruling barring blacks from citizenship called court 's darkest moment . 1972 : Two huge cases on capital punishment and abortion rock the nation . 2000 : So who 's your president -- Bush or Gore ? Comment:
Some Supreme Court decisions make a huge election-year splashes . 1856 : Dred Scott ruling barring blacks from citizenship called court 's darkest moment . 1972 : Two huge cases on capital punishment and abortion rock the nation . 2000 : So who 's your president -- Bush or Gore ? The high court has to decide .