Some Supreme Court decisions had a huge 100 - year splashes . 2000 / Bush v. Gore , ruling manual recounts of presidential ballots in Florida could not move ahead because of inconsistent evaluation standards in different counties . 1856 : Dred Scott called barring blacks from voting the 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 .
Some Supreme Court decisions had a huge 100 - year splashes . 1856 : Dred Scott called barring blacks from voting the 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 .