Court Cases- American Ntnl Govt

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federal courts had power to nullify acts of national government when they conflict with Constitution

Congressional statute extending the Court's original jurisdiction was unconstitutional

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Marbury v Madison

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defining relationship btwn ntnl and state governments
interp of nec and prop clause

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McCulloch v Maryland

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Congress has power to regulate commercial interstate commerce

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Gibbons v Ogden

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Congress lacks authority to bar slavery in states
narrowed scope of national power
Scott didn't have authority to bring case to Congress

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Dred Scott v Sanford

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separate but equal accomodations didn't violate equal protection clause of 14th Amendment

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Plessy v Ferguson

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5 cases brought under civil rights act of 1875- discrimination in public accomodations could not be prohibited

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Civil Rights Cases 1883

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womens right to abortion protected by right to privacy that could be implied from specific guarantees found in Bill of Rights and 14 Amendment

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Roe v Wade

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most but not all protections found in Bill of Rights is applicable to states via 14th Amendment

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Palko v CT

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have to acknowledge that not all Sabbaths are on Sunday

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Sherbet v Verner

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Amish- yoders pull children out of school at 8th grade- court has to support bc she is allowed to practice whatever religion she wants

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Yoder v WI

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limited application of Bill of Rights to Congress alone

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Barron v Baltimore

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incorporated free speech clause of he First Amendment ruling that states were not completely free to limit forms of political expression

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Gitlow v New York

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can't deny religious services to inmates

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Cruz v Beto

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obscenity should be judged by whether the works depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conflict specifically defined by the state

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Miller v CA

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actual malice must be proven to support a finding of libel against a public figure

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NYT v Sullivan

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5ht amendment requires that individuals arrested for a crime be advised of their right to remain silent and to have a counsel present

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Miranda v Arizona

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exclusionary rule- bars use of illegaly detained evidence

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Weeks v US

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allowed to an attorney

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Gideon v Wainwright

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established the constitutions implied right to privacy

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Griswold v CT

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polygamy not allowed
free exercise clause

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US v Reynolds

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can deny Muslim inmates the right to attend religious services

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Olone v Shabaz

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oregon banned sacramental peyote in religious services- SC says its okay

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Oregon v Smith

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reciting prayer in public school is unconstitutional

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Engle v Vitale

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3 part test to test for laws dealing with religious establishment issues

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Lemon v Kurtzman

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not allowed to say prayer at ms grauation- 5-4 decision not allowed

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Lee v Wiseman

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MO laws say you can't use state buildings for religious purposes

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Windmar v Vincent

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supreme court interprets 1st amendment to allow congress to restrict speech that is "of such a nature as to create clear and present danger that will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has the right to prevent"

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Schenk v US

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if you let other groups use public buildings, you should let religious groups use them as well

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Lambs Chapel Case

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sending public school teachers into parochial schools

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Augustine v Pattini

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government aid given to church related schools

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Mitchell v Helms

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national government too involved
program paid for children to go to parochial schools

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Zellman v Simmons-Harris

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program shut down
inmates immersed in Christianity to help improve their lives

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Iowa Program

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Fallwell and mom in outhouse incestuous relationship- sued for libel but didnt get in trouble

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Hessler v Fallwell

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upheld students rights to express themselves by wearing balck armbands symbolizing protest of the Vietnam War

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Tinker v Des Moines ISD

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court overturned conviction of a Texas man found guilty of setting fire to an American flag

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TX v Johnson

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court overturned conviction of a director of a Communist Youth camp under a state statute prohibiting the display of a red flag

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Stromberg v CA

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St. Paul, Minnesota's Bias-Motivated Crime Ordinance violated the first Amendment because it regulated speech based on the content of the speech

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RAV v St. Paul

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in order to be obscene, material must be "utterly without redeeming social value"

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Roth v US

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made it easier to regulate obscenity

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MIller v Cal

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a federal statute prohibiting the "pandering" of child pornography did not violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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US v Williams

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established the supreme courts rationale for distinguishing between protected and unprotected speech
"fighting words"

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Chaplinsky v NH

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cant expect privacy in open fields

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Hester v US

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submit to drug testing
sanctioning how to find evidence
accidents, congressional employees, hs athletes, extracurricular activities

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US v Arvizu

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peremptory challenges can not be used to exclude all people of a given race from a jury pool

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Batson v KY

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all-male jury did not violate a woman's rights under the 14th amendment

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Hoyt v FL

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ended capital punishment/ death penalty

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Furman v Georgia

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recognized potential exculpatory power of DNA evidence

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House v Bell

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court ruled that imposition of death penalty did not violate equal protection clause

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McClesky v Kemp

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made it much more impossible for death row inmates to file repeated appeals

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McClesky v Zant

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limit abortion regulations

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SE Penn v Casey

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unsuccessful attempt to challenge, but Georgia Sodomy law upheld

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Bowers v Hardwick

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four cases brought from different areas of South and border states involving public elementary or hs systems that mandated sep schools for black and white

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Brown v Board 54

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racially segregated systems must be dismantled w all deliberate speed

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Brown v Board II

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2.5 yr delay on desegregation is unconstitutional

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Cooper v Aaron

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turned the tide in terms of constitutional litigation, ruling that the equal protection clause of 14th am. prohibited ubreasonable classifications based on sex

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Reed v Reed

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new test for sex discrimination

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Craig v Boren

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SC struck down discrimination based on ethnicity and class- Mex Ams allowed to jury with other Mex Ams

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Hernandez v TX

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CA law limiting immigrants ablilty to open laundries violated 14th Amend.

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Yickwo v Hopkins

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denied homos right to seek protection from discrimination is unconstitutional

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Romer v Evans

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women wanted to practice law but court say they can't

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Bradwell v IL

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Determines how long women can work

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Muller v Oregon