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Terms | Definitions |
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 dred scott v sanford | The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue |
| ex parte milligan | was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled suspension of Habeas Corpus by President Abraham Lincoln as constitutional |
| plessy v ferguson | sumpreme court ruled that segregation public places facilities were legal as long as the facilites were equal |
| weeks v united states | Government doesn't have the right to search someone's home and seize possessions without a search warrant, 1914 |
| de jonge v oregon | peaceable assembly is fundamental right |
| palko v connecticut | The Fifth Amendment right to protection against double jeopardy is not a fundamental right incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment to the individual states. |
| chaplinsky v new hampshire | (1942) The Court ruled that the first amendment did not protect "fighting words" |
| wv state board of education v barnette | 1st ammendment. Reversed Minnersville School District v. Gobitis. school required students to say pledge, court deemed this unconstitutional (ww2!) |
| korematsu v united states | 1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 to each survivor. |
| everson v board of education | The Court ruled that the New Jersey law (allowing the state to pay for busing students to parochial shcools) was constitutional; the law benefited students rather than aided a religion directly. |
| brown v board of education | court found that segregation was a violation of the Equal Protection clause "separate but equal" has no place |
| naacp v alabama | the supreme court protected the right to assemble peaceably in this 1958 case when it decided the NAACP did not have to reveal its membership list and thus subject its members to harassment. |
| baker v carr | case that established the principle of one man, one vote. This decision created guidelines for drawing up congressional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state |
| abington school district v schempp | overturned law requiring Bible reading and prayer as a violation of the First Amendment |
| heart of atlanta motel v united states | congress can use its power to regulate interstate commerce to strike down racial segregation |
| REYNOLDS V SIMS | said that state legislative districts not based on the one man on vote formula violated 14th ammenedment |
| GRISWOLD V CONNECTICUT | Established that there is an implied right to privacy in the U.S. Constitution |
| loving v virginia | Laws banning the marriage of blacks and whites are unconstitutional, 1967 |
| katz v united states | Court found that a public telephone booth is protected by the 4th amendment -- gvt had put a listening device on it and the court said that we expect privacy in the booth |
| swann v charlotte-mecklenburg bd of ed | 1971 - Busing students to promote integration is constitutional. |
| reed v reed | gender discrimination violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution |
| miller v california | A 1973 Supreme Court decision that avoided defining obscenity by holding that community standards be used to determine whether material is obscene in terms of appealing to a "prurient interest" and being "patently offensive" and lacking in value. |
| roe v wade | (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy |
| gregg v georgia | upheld the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment |
| buckley v valeo | Candidates can use as much of their own money on their own campaigns. |
| regents of the u of california v bakke | The Supreme Court found for Bakke against the rigid use of racial quotas, but also established that race was a permissible criteria among several others |
| nix v williams | : inevitable discovery exemption - evidence that was illegally seized may be used in court if it can be shown that it would have inevitably been discovered |
| new jersey v tlo | Supreme court case in which it was decided that a student may be searched if there is "reasonable ground" for doing so. |
| bethel school district v fraser | Obscenity case. Court ruled that it was appropriate to discipline students for use of obscenity. School Assembly |
| hazelwood school district v kuhlmeier | First Amendment issue. Principle had right to censor school newspaper because it was deemed inappropriate |
| oregon v smith | Drugs in religious observances, still illegal |
| texas v johnson | flag burning is protected by the First Amendment |
| california v acevedo | Police may search a container in a car without a warrant if they have probably cause to believe it holds contraband or evidence. |
| planned parenthood v casey | states may regulate abortion as long as there is "no undue burden" on the mother; did not overturn Roe v. Wade but gave states mroe leeway in regulating abortion (parental consent for minors, 24 hour waiting period) |
| shaw v reno | The Court ruled that although it was a legitimate goal for state legislatures to take race into account when they draw electoral districts in order ot increase the voting strength of minorities, they may not make race the sole reason for drawing district lines. |
| romer v evans | 1996; A Colorado amendment banning gay and lesbian marraige is ruled unconsititutional by the supreme court because it violates the EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE |
| whren v united states | Held that a minor traffic violation as a pretext to stop a car to look for drugs was valid, since the stop was supported by the probably cause in the traffic infraction. |
| bush v gore | this case ruled in favor of Bush by saying that recounting the votes in certain counties of Florida was unconstitutional because of equal protection of the law; Gore's wish to make the process as simple and painless as possible backfired |
| stenberg v carhart | 14th amendment denies state bans on "partial birth" abortions as too broad plus not protecting womens health |
| ashcroft v aclu | 1999- Child pornography protection v. free seech (ACLU) COPA (Child Online Protection Act) was created as Congress' attempt to criminalize Internet pornography/obscenity. COPA too broad and violates 1st amendment |
| zelman v simmons-harris | The 2002 Supreme Court decision that upheld a state providing families with vouchers that could be used to pay for tuition at religious schools. |
| grutter v bollinger | affirmative action case (lost) ; race could be used as a factor in admissions as long as there was no point system and race was not a major factor; upheld Bakke case |
| gratz v bollinger | affirmative action case; a point system for admission in which points were given for race was ruled unconstitutional; too much like a quota system; upheld Bakke case |
| lawrence v texas | state law may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners |
| hamdi v rumsfeld | enemy combatants in the US still have due process rights; 5th amendment |
| hamdan v rumsfeld | Congress and the President cannot arbitrarily assign military tribunals for civilians |
| gonzales v carhart | upholds "Partial-birth abortion ban act" which says you can't abort when its really close to the baby's birthday |
| district of columbia v heller | Second Amendment applies to private gun ownership, not just militias |
| boumediene v bush | The Supreme Court held that the Guantanamo prisoners had a right to habeas corpus protection under the US Constitution which stated that their indefinite detention without trial is not legally permissible. |
| citizens united v fec | ruled that corporations may spend money in order to influence election process without donating to a campaign |
| snyder v phelps | Speech on a public sidewalk, about a public issue, cannot be liable for a tort of emotional distress, even if the speech is found to be "outrageous". Fourth Circuit affirmed, trial court reversed and remanded. |
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