Marbury V. Madison

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Baker v. Carr (1962)

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Required state legislatures to apportion electoral districts so that all citizens votes had equal weight

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fletcher v. peck (1810)

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A contract is a contract and can't be imposed upon by the legislature

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Dartmouth College vs. Woodward (1819)

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Dartmouth was to be kept a private school - enforced fletcher v. peck

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Gibbons v. ogden

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Gave fede gov the right to regulate surrounding water ports of interstate borders

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mccullough v. maryland

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upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank

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Munn v. Illinois (1877)

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Allowed state legislature to fix railroad rates inside the border

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Wabash, St. Louis, & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois (1886)

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One of the granger laws was ruled unconstitutional - interstate commerce

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schenk v. united states (1919)

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people could't say anything bad about the government

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Gitlow v. New York (1925)

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Any attempt to foster the voilent overthrow of government is illegal.. reaffirmed freedeom

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Debs v. United States

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Debs was sentenced to prison after attempting to cause mutity and treason in protest of us entry in WW1.

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schecter poultry corp. v the united states (1933)

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invalidated regulations by the poultry industry under the national recovery act. wage fixing

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united states v. butler (1933)

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the agricultural adjustment act was unconstitutional

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Dennis v. united states (1951)

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Defendants' convictions for conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government by force through their participation in the Communist Party were not in violation of the First Amendment.

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Yates vs. United States (1957)

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The Court held that for the Smith Act to be violated, people must be encouraged to do something, rather than merely to believe in something. The Court drew a distinction between a statement of an idea and the advocacy that a certain action be taken.

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tinker v. des moines (1969)

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In favor of kids - symbolic speech (the black arm bands)

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united states vs. nixon (1972)

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limited power of president - not above the law

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ex parte milligan (1866)

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Holding
Suspension of habeas corpus is unconstitutional when civilian courts are still operating; the Constitution provided for suspension of habeas corpus only if civilian courts are actually forced closed.

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in re debs (1895)

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The court ruled that the government had a right to regulate interstate commerce and ensure the operations of the Postal Service, along with a responsibility to "ensure the general welfare of the public."

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lochner v. new york (1905)

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New York's regulation of the working hours of bakers was not a justifiable restriction of the right to contract freely under the 14th Amendment's guarantee of liberty.

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hazelwood school district v. kulmeier (1988)

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The Court held that public school curricular student newspapers that have not been established as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of First Amendment protection than independent student expression or newspapers established (by policy or practice) as forums for student expression.

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mapp v. ohio (1961)

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The Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth, excludes unconstitutionally obtained evidence from use in criminal prosecutions. U.S. Supreme Court reversed

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New Jersey v. T.L.O (1984)

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School officials are State agents when enforcing disciplinary rules mandated by law. Officials may search without a warrant using reasonable suspicion of a violation of the law or school rules.

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university of california regents v. bakke (1976)

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The Court held that while affirmative action systems are constitutional, a quota system based on race is unconstitutional.

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engle v. vitale (1962)

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Government-directed, denominationally neutral and non-mandatory prayer in public schools violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

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abington v. schempp (1963)

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Holding
The Court decided 8-1 in favor of the respondent, Edward Schempp, and declared sanctioned organized Bible reading in public schools in the United States to be unconstitutional.

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epperson v. arkansas (1968)

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States may not require curricula to align with the views of any particular religion.