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Allegheny County v. Civil Liberties Union 1989 |
Christmas display violated 1st Amendment (contained only religious figures) Strict Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Lee v. Weisman 1992 |
Prayer at public school's graduation ceremony was unconstitutional Strict Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Texas v. Johnson 1989 |
Texas law outlawing burning of American flag filed unconstitutional Strict Constructionist Judicial Activism Conservative |
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Citizens United v. FEC 2010 |
In terms of rights of political speech (and so making donations to political campaigns) corporations have the same rights as individuals Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Conservative |
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Snyder v. Phelps 2011 |
Upheld right of fringe church group to stage anti-gay protests at military funerals |
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US v. Lopez 1995 |
Struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990) - said Congress exceeded it's Article I powers (had implications for scope of federal power over state jurisdictions) |
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D.C. v. Heller 2008 |
Struck down a 1972 law banning handguns / requiring specific storage for other guns (stated 2nd Amendment was an individual right) |
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Gideon v. Wainright 1963 |
14th Amendment interpreted to guarantee legal representation Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Miranda v. Arizona 1966 |
15th Amendment right to remain silent interpreted also as the right to be reminded of that when arrested Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Furman v. Georgia 1972 |
Electric chair constituted 'cruel and unusual punishment' (8th Amendment) Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Atkins v. Virginia 2002 |
Executive of mentally retarded prisoners was unconstitutional Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Roper v. Simmons 2005 |
Unconstitutional to sentence anyone to death for a crime they committed when younger than 18 Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Baze v. Rees 2008 |
Lethal injection (used by Federal Government and 35 states) did not violate the 8th Amendment Loose Constructionist Judicial Restraint Conservative |
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Roe v. Wade 1973 |
Struck down a Texas law forbidding abortion - ruled that the 14th Amendment right to 'liberty' included the right to abortion Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services 1989 |
Upheld a Missouri law forbidding the involvement of any 'public employee / facility' in the performance of a non-necessary abortion Loose Constructionist Judicial Restraint Conservative |
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey 1992 |
Upheld a Pennsylvania law requiring a woman to receive counselling / under-18s to require parental consent for an abortion (but struck down provision requiring spousal consent) Loose Constructionist Judicial Restraint Conservative |
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Gonzales v. Carhart 2007 |
Upheld Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (2003) - made no exception for the health of the woman (unless her life is at risk) Loose Constructionist Judicial Restraint Conservative |
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954 |
Overturned a Kansas law, struck down 'separate but equal' (Plessy v. Ferguson 1896) Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 1971 |
Extended ban on segregated schools by setting the precedent for busing Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Liberal |
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Adarand Constructors v. Peña 1995 |
Struck down a federal government affirmative action programme on employment of minority workers Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Conservative |
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Gratz v. Bollinger 2003 |
Ruled Michigan University's affirmative action programme was unconstitutional because it was too 'mechanistic' Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Conservative |
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Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, Kentucky 2008 |
Assigning students to public schools solely for the purpose of achieving racial balance ruled unconstitutional Loose Constructionist Judicial Activism Conservative |
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