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50 Cards in this Set
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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Court held that the S.C. itself has the final say on what the Constitution means; thus it has the final say on whether an act of government violates the Constitution; establishes the principle of judicial review.
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Cong. Can make bank
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M&T Bank (Maryland, bank dispute, Cong won)
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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only Cong. can regulate boats
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Boats (gibBOATS)
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Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
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5th Amend N/A to states
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Barren desert w/ sand (in harbor, couldn't sail as well)
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Taney reached the conclusion that no person descended from an American slave had ever been a citizen for Article III purposes. The Court then held the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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The majority, in an opinion authored by Justice Henry Billings Brown, upheld state-imposed racial segregation. The justices based their decision on the separate-but-equal doctrine, that separate facilities for blacks and whites satisfied the Fourteenth Amendment so long as they were equal.
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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"clear and present danger" (Wartime speech curtailed)
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Schenck speech both start w/ s. Got shanked by the war
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Gitlow v. New York (1925)
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"dangerous tendency" test
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gitLOW on the Social ladder (i.e. Socialist: working class should revolt)
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Near v. Minnesota (1931)
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"prior restraint" (censorship)
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if you're NEAR a printer (to publishing something, the gov can't stop you)
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Wolf v. Colorado (1949)
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4th Amend N/A to states (No exclusionary rule for states)
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Wolves can read maps (Wolf about to be overturned by Mapp)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Racial segregation in public education has a detrimental effect on minority children because it is interpreted as a sign of inferiority. The long-held doctrine that separate facilities were permissible provided they were equal was rejected. Separate but equal is inherently unequal in the context of public education.
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
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4th Amend DOES apply to states (search a seizure restrictions on police)
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Mapp of the human body (obscene materials: porn)
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Engel v. Vitale (1962)
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No school prayer
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Angels (not allowed to pray in school)
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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free lawyer
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free Gideon's bible of what's RIGHT (the law)
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Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
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"right to remain silent" (originally required to be told)
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Escobedo es silencio
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New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
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malicious intent for libel (against public officials)
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New York Times always lies, it's a magazine
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Heart of Atlanta Hotel v. U.S. (1964)
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No refusing blacks
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"Heart of Atlanta" just sounds racist
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Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)
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One man one vote (equal district sizes)
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WesBerrymandering (Gerrymandering districts)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Contraceptives legal
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Heidi G pro-choice (for contraceptives), led to Roe
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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"right to counsel" + Miranda rights
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Miranda Rights
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Katz v. U.S. (1967)
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Expectation of privacy, followed
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Catwoman changing in phonebooth
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Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
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Armbands ok in school, need proof that "substantially interfere"
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Tinkering w/ armbands
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Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
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"Lemon Test": no "excessive entanglement" (b/w Church & state)
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Lemon Test
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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
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school in "sharp conflict" w/ religion (Amish), didn't have to go past 8th grade.
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Wisconsin cheese, Amish. Yodelling like old fashioned Amish.
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Furman v. Georgia (1972)
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Accidentally shot someone
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Foreman of a factory acidentally kills a worker
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Miller v. California (1973)
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States can ban porn
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Miller Light - Sin (beer, like porn)
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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The Court held that a woman's right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy (recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut) protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision gave a woman total autonomy over the pregnancy during the first trimester and defined different levels of state interest for the second and third trimesters. As a result, the laws of 46 states were affected by the Court's ruling.
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United States v. Nixon (1974)
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Watergate Tapes turned over
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Nixon
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Gregg v. Georgia (1974)
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Death penalty ok
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if Greg B shot someone
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1976)
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No Rigid quotas
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Reverse-Racist Regents (reverse, starts w/ R)
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Widmar v. Vincent (1981)
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Religious meetings OK at college (prohibitition "content-neutral")
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Ultimate Winnar (of God)
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Nix v. Williams (1984)
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"inevitable discovery" (Exception to exclusionary principle)
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Don't Nix that body (throw out evidence)
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
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"reasonable suspicion"
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Cool name
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
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Censor School Newspaper OK
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HazelWOOD makes paper (School + paper)
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Texas v. Johnson (1989)
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yes. Johnson's actions fell into the category of expressive conduct and had a distinctively political nature. The Court also held that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable."
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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
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Abortion restrictions ok
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Healthy response (all statues ok w/ Court)
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
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Husband notification NOT ok
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2 Parents
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Lee v. Weisman (1992)
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Rabbi at graduation
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Robert E Lee invited a Jew!
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Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)
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Drug testing ok (w/ school athletes)
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He has ACne b/c of steroids
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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
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"expressive association"
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No gays in BSA
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Atkins v. Virginia (2002)
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No Executing Retarded Persons
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Atkins diet is retarded
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Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
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"individualized consideration" needed (no automatic points for race)
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Gratzi Michigan University! (b/c they had to let him in)
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Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
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was individualized now
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You'll reGRUTTER this! (regret this for not letting her in)
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Roper v. Simmons (2005)
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Can't kill minors
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Can't "Roper" by the neck (Can't hang her if she's 17)
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Hudson v. Michigan (2006)
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"knock & announce" unneedded
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Pop the HooD, SON!
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Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
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No Partial Births
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Baby's HEART
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District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
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Guns ok
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Helluva a shot
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Boumediene, et al v. Bush (2008)
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No Guantanamo (you can't hold people w/o a charge)
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Bourmedieane is long word like Guantanomo (and they both have uo or ou)
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Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding (2009)
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No strip searches
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Safford the Stripper
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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Unlimited political broadcasts
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Free money! (FEC)
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