Court Cases

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Lemon v. Kurtzman

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Government can’t give money for religious educational materials

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Sherbert v. Verner

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employees have the right to practice religion freely. Cannot be denied this.

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Brandenburg v. Ohio

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this guy gave a speech about the Kiu Klux Klan. Court ruled that he was allowed to say whatever. Under free speech

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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent County School District

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two kids wore black armbands to school to protest Vietnam war. Refused to remove them. Suspended til New Years. Court ruled in favor of tinker. Allowed to wear them

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Morse v. Frederick

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held up a sign that said bong hits 4 Jesus. Supreme sourt ruled against the teen.

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Cohen v. California

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Cohen wore a jacket with the words fuck the draft. Was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Court ruled in favor of Cohen.

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Reno v. ACLU -

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The Act failed to clearly define "indecent" communications, limit its restrictions to particular times or individuals

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New York Times v. Sullivan

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Sullivan sued NYT for printing an ad saying that Rev. Martin Luther was arrested in order to destroy his campaign. Court ruled that the ad could print anything. Sullivan lost.

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District of Columbia v. Heller

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a group of private gun owners claimed that the law that restricts the ownership of handguns and the law that guns should be disassembled and the trigger locked violates the 2nd amendment. Court ruled in favor of the idea that private owners can lawfully own guns

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Palko v. Connecticut

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Palko had been charged with 1st degreemurder. Convicted of second degree. During appeals, found guilty of 1st degree and sentenced to death. Court upheld Palko’s second conviction. Protection against double jeopardy was not a fundamental right.

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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Gideon was charged with breaking and entering. Asked for a lawyer to be appointed to him. Court refused. Court ruled in favor of Giedeon.

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Griswold v. Connecticut-

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Griswold was head of planned parenthood in Connecticut. Counseled married couples regarding birth control. Convicted of counseling married persons for the purposes of preventing conception. Ruled in favor of Griswold. Right to privacy in marital relations.

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Miranda v. Arizona

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must be informed of a defendant’s right to counsel. Never given their rights. Courts ruled that a defendant must be given his/her Miranda Rights.

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Roe v. Wade

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texas law stated that roe could not terminate her pregnancy. Court ruled that that is allowed

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Gonzales v. Carhart-

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Carhart wanted to perform partial-birth abortions, but a law prevented that. Said the law should not go into effect. Congress said law was acceptable and was not unconstitutional.

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Lawrence and Garner v. Texas

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police broke into home and L and G were arrested for engaging in same sex sex. Court said this texas law forbidding same-sex sex was unconstitional. They can do as they please.

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Hamdan v. Rumsfield

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Hamdan was captured and imprisoned at Gitmo. He challenged his detention. Court said he must be held under common American law and ruled in favor of Hamdan

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Boumediene v. Bush

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Boumediene was captured by Bosnian police when US intelligence believed they were involved in a plot to attack the US embassy. Boumediene filed a petition for a writ of habeus corpus. Ruled in favor of Boumediene because of suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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plessy an African American man sat in a whites only train car. Court ruled that the law was okay. He could be arrested. Separate but equal institutions.

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Brown V. board of education

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little girl wanted to attend a school for whites only. Ruled in favor of Brown. Racial segregation unconstitutional.

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Brown v. board of education (1955)-

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local courts and schools were to implement desgregation rules.

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

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Bakke applied twice to UCLA, but was rejected twice. His grades exceed those of other minorities. He believed he was exlcluded solely because of race. Four believed that race was a permissible admission criteria, while 5 ruled in favor of bake

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United States v. Virginia

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- court struck down the Virginia Military Institute’s long standing male-only policy.

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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale

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Dale’s adult membership was revoked when the organization discovered he was homosexual. Dale said this went against the antidiscrimination law. Boy Scouts said it went against their pinciples. Court ruled that the Boy Scouts had the right to bar homosexuals from being leaders.

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Gratz v. Bollinger

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Grutter applied to Law School at Mich. Denied admission. White. Law school uses race as part of admission. Court ruled this does not violate the equal protection act.

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Parents involved in community schools v. Seattly School District number 1

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students were allowed to choose their high school, but in order to push forward racial diversity a student could be denied admission if there were too students of that race already at the school. This idea is unconstitutional.