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23 Cards in this Set
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Reversed Plessy v Ferguson 1896
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Brown v Board 1954
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Military commissions declared unconstitutional –neither act of Congress nor inherent powers of executive authorised this.
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Hamden v. Rumsfeld 2006
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Law forbidding flag burning declared unconstitutional
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Texas v. Johnson 1989
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Ruled that manual recount scheme in Florida unconstitutional
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Bush v Gore 2000
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University of Michigan undergraduate admissions affirmative action programme declared unconstitutional
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Grutter v Bollinger 2003
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Ruled that ban on partial birth abortion not unconstitutional. First time that SC has banned a specific abortion procedure and made no exception for the health of the woman – except if life threatened
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Roe v Wade 1973
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Ruled that framed copies of 10 commandments displayed on walls of courthouse unconstitutional
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McCreary v. ACLU of Kentucky 2005
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Under the sixth amendment all suspects are entitled to a lawyer to defend them and the state should provide a defence lawyer if one cannot be found
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US v Wade 1967
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Upheld university of Michigan law school admission affirmative action programme
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Grutter v Bollinger 2003
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A ruling that struck down laws discriminating against homosexuality
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Lawrence v Texas 2003
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First amendment protects a fringe church’s anti gay protests at military funerals
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Snyder v Phelps 2011
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Ruled that use of death penalty for those under 18 when crime committed unconstitutional
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Roper v Simmons 2005
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A ruling that under the Fifth Amendment all suspects must be warned of their constitutional right no to incriminate themselves by remaining silent when questioned.
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Berghuis v. Thompkins 2010
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Granite monument in park displaying 10 commandments not unconstitutional
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Orden v Perry 2005
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A ruling that the death penalty amounted to a ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ and was therefore unconstitutional
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Gregg v Georgia 1976
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A ruling that a school district had done too little to ensure racial integration in schools. It issued instructions on bussing. By specifying solution SC was seen as taking over the role of legislature.
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Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 2007
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Struck down District of Columbia ban on handgun possession
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DC v Heller 2008
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Upheld Kentucky’s use of lethal injection as method of execution in death penalty cases
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Baze v Rees 2008
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Declared Military commissions act 2006 unconstitutional
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Boumediene v Bush 2008
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Second Amendment gives Americans fundamental right to bear arms. Follow up to DC v Heller
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McDonald v Chicago 2010
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When it comes to the rights of political speech. Corporations have the same rights as individuals. This overturned federal laws and court decisions going back to 1947
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Citizens United v FEC 2010
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Recent decision allowing same sex marriage
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Obergefell v Hodges 2015
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Recent case allowing individuals to give as much money to parties and independent organisations in elections as they want (effectively re-introduced soft money in 2014)
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Citizens United v FEC 2010
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