Court Cases

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Marbury v Madison (1803)

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Judicial review

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McCulloch v Maryland (1819)

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Implied powers to carry out expressed powers

Federal law is above state law

Supremacy clause

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Gibbons v Ogden (1824)

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Congress is granted the power to regulate interstate commerce

Commerce clause

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Engel v Vitale (1962)

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Struck down state sponsored prayer in public schools

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Lemon v Kurtzman (1971)

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Struck down state funding for private religious schools

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Reynolds v United States (1879)

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Banned polygamy

the Court decided that illegal acts cannot be defended by "religious duty"

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Oregon v Smith (1990)

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Banned the use of illegal drugs in religious ceremonies

Govt can act when when religious practices violate criminal laws

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Schenck v United States (1919)

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Free speech could be limited when it presents clear and present danger

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New York Times v Sullivan (1964)

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Ruled that public officials cannot win a suit for defamation unless the statement is made with actual malice

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Roth v United States (1951)

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Supreme Court decision ruling that "obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected speech or press."

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Tinker v Des Moines (1969)

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Guaranteed a student's right to protest

Protects some forms of symbolic speech

Rights not limited in school

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Texas v Johnson (1989)

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Flag burning is a form of speech

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Barron v Baltimore (1833)

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Ruled that the bill of rights cannot be applied to the states

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Gitlow v New York (1925)

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established selective incorporation of the Bill of rights; states cannot deny freedom of speech; protected through the 14th amendment

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Weeks v United States (1914)

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Established exclusionary rule in fed cases , evidence gotten without a warrant isn't valid in a federal court

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Mapp v Ohio (1961)

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Extended exclusionary rule to states

Court ruled that any evidence taken in violation of the 4th Amendment's ban on unreasonable search and seizures is illegal and will be excluded from trial.

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Gideon v Wainwright (1963)

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Court declared that anyone accused of a crime will not be denied their 6th Amendment rights. If they cannot afford a lawyer, the government will provide one.

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Miranda v Arizona (1966)

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The Court ruled that anyone placed under arrest of custody of the government must be given their 5th and 6th amendment rights to remain silent and be offered the assistance of an attorney.

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Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)

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The Court ruled that since a slave is property Congress cannot forbid slavery in Western states without violating the due process clause of Amendment 5. This forced the slave to return and denied him rights to justice since he was not a citizen, but property.

Overturned 14th amendment

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Plessy v Ferguson (1896)

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Upheld Jim crow laws segregation

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Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

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Court struck down de jure segregation as a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. One year later, the court issues a mandate to the state to desegregate with "all deliberate speed".

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Regents of the university of california v Balke

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Ordered Uc Davis to admit bakke

Ruled school denied bakke of 14th amendment

Ruled race can be a factor for admission

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Grutter v Bollinger (2003)

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Upheld affirmative action policy of the uni. Of Michigan law school

Race could be a consideration in admission policy but quotas illegal

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Griswold v Connecticut (1965)

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Connecticut law criminalizing the use of contraceptives violated right to marital privacy

1965 decision that the Constitution implicitily guarantees citizens' right to privacy.

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Roe v Wade (1973)

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1973 ruling that decriminalized abortion.

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Baker v Carr (1962)

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"One man, one vote." Ordered state legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in population; Warren Court's judicial activism.

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Wesberry v Sanders (1963)

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Ordered House districts to be as near equal in population as possible (extension of Baker v. Carr to Congressional districts).

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Korematsu v United States (1944)

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T1941--he court upheld the constitutionality of detention camps for Japanese-Americans during World War 2.

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United States v Nixon (1974)

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Ruled that there is no constitutional guarantee of unqualified executive privilege

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Buckley v Valeo (1976)

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1st Amendment protects campaign spending; legislatures can limit contributions, but not how much one spends of his own money on campaigns.

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W. VA board of Edu v Barnett (1943)

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pledge not forced;Court ruled that you cannot be forced to salute the flag; this ruling reversed a previous decision made in 1940.

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Abington School District v Schempp (1963)

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overturned law requiring Bible reading and prayer as a violation of the First Amendment

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Heart of Atlanta Motel v United States (1964)

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Commerce Clause power allows Congress to eliminate acts of private discrimination

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New York Times v United States (1971)

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Pentagon Papers case', held that Nixon could not prevent publication, since publication would not cause an immediate event that would imperil American forces

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Gregg v Georgia (1976)

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Death penalty is not cruel or unusual punishment in cases of murder

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Planned parenthood v casy (1992)

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Equal protection and the right to privacy were the issues in this case, which was decided that minors needed to have parental consent when obtaining an abortion but wives did not need the consent of the husband.

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United States v Lopez (1995)

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Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.

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Bush v Gore (2000)

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Use of 14th Amendment's equal protection clause to stop the Florida recount in the election of 2000.

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Gratz v Bollinger (2003)

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Another affirmative action case involving the University of Michigan's admission policy of awarding 20 points to minorities was declared unconstitutional.

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Lawrence v Texas (2003)

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A Texas law classifying consensual, adult homosexual intercourse as illegal sodomy violated the privacy and liberty of adults to engage in private intimate conduct under the 14th amendment.

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Citizens united v fec (2010)

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corporations have a 1st Amendment right to expressly support political candidates for Congress and the White House

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Shelby County v Holder (2013)

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Held that section 4b of the Voting Rights Act (1965) was unconstitutional because it did not respect the equal sovereignty of the states. The court found that the test established in 1965 was outdated and needed Congressional update.