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27 Cards in this Set
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Miranda v Arizona
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an arrested person must be told that he has the right to remain silent
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Brown v Board of Education
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seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal; reversed 1896 decision
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Bakke v Board of Regents
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racial preferences cannot be the sole basis of admission to public programs
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Marbury v Madison
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established judical review; a federal law declared unconstitutional for the first time
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Muller v Oregon
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upheld maximum working hours for women; progressive protection for the weaker sex
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Worcester v Georgia
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Ga laws did not apply within the Cherokee Nation; (president refused to enforce ruling)
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Gibbons v Odgen
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states cannot regulate interstate commerce
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Escobedo v Illinois
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the accused have a right to legal counsel during a police interogation
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Wabash v Illinois
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struck down some Granger laws; states cannot regulate interstate RR rates
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Baker v Carr
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congressional districts must be reapportioned to reflect "one man one vote"
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Insular cases
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the Consitiution does not follow the flag
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Schenck v US
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free speech isnt absolute; clear and present danger precedent set
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Ex parte Milligan
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civilians can't be tried in military courts if the civilian courts are in operation
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Dennis et al v US
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upheld convictions under the Smith Act of 1940; anti-sedition law enforced against Communists
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Fletcher v Peck
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dealt with land grant contract; first time a state law was declared unconstitutional
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Adkins v Childrens Hospital
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struck down minimum wage laws applicable only to women
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Roe v Wade
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legalized abortion
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Engel v Vitale
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mandatory prayer in public schools is unconstitutional; violating the First Amendment
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Dred Scott v Sandford
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blacks cannot be US citizens and couldnt sue in federal court
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Gideon v Wainwright
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defendants must be provided legal counsel regardless of ability to pay for it
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Munn v Illinois
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upheld a Granger law; a state could set maximum rates on grain storage fees
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Smith v Allwright
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white primaries are unconstitutional, in effect disenfranchising black voters
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Commonwealth v Hunt
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labor unions were not illegal conspiracies to restrain trade
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McCulloch v Maryland
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states cannot tax federal institutions; upheld the implied power to create a national bank
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Schecter v US
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"sick chicken case"; the NRA was declared unconstituational; federal government can't regulate interstate commerce
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Slaughterhouse cases
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14th amendment applies to federal rights and privileges; narrowly interpreted 14th amendment
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Plessy v Ferguson
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"seperate but equal" facilities were not discriminatory
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