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26 Cards in this Set
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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"separate but equal"
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Smith vs. Allwright
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outlaws white primary
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Shelly vs. Kramer
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court said the state had no interest in forcing housing contracts
contracts keeping blacks out of neighborhoods deemed unconstitutional |
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Sweat vs. Painter
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first major blow to "separate but equal" precedent
U of Texas' attempt at creating black only law school deemed unconstitutional |
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Brown vs. Board of education of Topeka
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supersedes Plessy
says separate is inherently unequal, especially in education |
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Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke
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if you do not get into a school but are qualified and got rejected because of the quota, it is unconstitutional
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Barron vs. Baltimore
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supreme court held that the bill of rights could only apply to federal gov't
rendered bill of rights almost meaningless because most concerns at the time were with the state and local governments |
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Schneck vs. United States
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"clear and present danger"
if there is a "clear and present danger", speech is not protected |
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Stromberg vs. California
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first time unfavorable speech was defended
teacher told students to pledge allegiance to the Soviet Union was not creating a "clear and present danger" |
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Texas vs. Johnson
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flag burning considered a right of freedom of speech
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Roth vs. United States
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case further defined obscenity
a work is "obscene" when it is "utterly and without social redeem or importance to community standards" |
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Miller vs. California
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local community standards
deemed that sale and distribution of obscene materials unconstitutional |
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Near vs. Minnesota
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freedom of the press
except in rare cases, censorship is unconstitutional |
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NY Times Co. vs. United States
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made it possible for NY times & Washington post newspapers to publish then-classified pentagon papers without risk of government censorship and punishment
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Lemon vs. Kurtzman
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legislation concerning religion
statute must have a secular legislative purpose statute must neither enhance nor inhibit religion statute must not foster an excessive government entanglement with religion |
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Engel vs. Vitale
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school prayer
ruled it unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools |
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School district of Abington township vs. Schempp
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declared school-sponsored Bible readings in public schools unconstitutional
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Cantwell vs. Connecticut
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freedom of religion
applied to states, through due process clause (14th amendment), the first amendment's protection of religious free exercise |
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Mapp vs. Ohio
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evidence in violation of the 14th amendment, which protects against "unreasonable search and seizures", may not be used in court
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Miranda vs. Arizona
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miranda rights
against self-incrimination |
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Gideon vs. Wainwright
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right to counsel and impartial jury of peers
poor defendants deserve representation |
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Griswold vs. Connecticut
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married women entitled to contraception
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Eisenstadt vs. Baird
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single women entitled to contraception
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Roe vs. Wade
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established a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion
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Lawrence vs. Texas
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sodomy laws
made same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S. state and territory |
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D.C. vs. Heller
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2nd amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes like self defense, within home and federal enclaves
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