AP Gov Court Cases
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32 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition | Child Porn Protection Act, which prohibited virtual porn, overbroad and unconstitutional. Overreached Ferber and Miller--no obscenity standard. |
| Baker v. Carr | Baker sued for malapportionment. Legislative apportionment was justiciable. |
| Bethel v. Fraser | Student gave a sexual speech and was suspended. Schools could prohibit lewd speech--not political. |
| Brandenburg v. Ohio | Guy was KKK leader; made speech at Klan rally. Arrested under Ohio syndicalism law, prohibiting assembly of groups that advocate criminal syndicalism. Establised 2-prong test: 1) speech direct at producing lawlessness; 2) speech likely to incite. Petitioner |
| Brown v. Gilmore | Virginia moment of silence case. Unconstitutional. |
| Bush v. Gore | Florida recount unconstitutional--recount procedures devalued other ballots. |
| Engel v. Vitale | New York instituted voluntary school prayer. Unconstitutional. First case to use establishment clause to eliminate religion. |
| Ferber v. New York | Chid porn law constitutional. Established compelling "government objective of surpassing importance" test. |
| Freeman v. Pitts | Desegregation. Court oversight of mandatory desegregation. Court may retain supervision in noncompliant areas and gradually withdraw from compliant areas. |
| Griswold v. Connecticut | Petitioner provided contraception to married couples; courts said now. Ruling: Constitution establishes zones that establish privacy right, even if not explicit. So Connecticut law fails. |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | School newspaper censorship. Test: "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns." |
| Morse v. Frederick | "Bong hits 4Jesus." Speech rights of public school students are not as extensive as those of adults; Tinker standards not always apply. |
| Penry v. Lynaugh | Retard case (7 mental years). During trial, jury not told to consider mitigating factors. Ruling: Penry retried and convicted and sentenced to death. |
| Planned Parenthood v. Casey | Abortion: "undue burden" test. Only the requirement to tell husband was undue; everything else passed. |
| Pattawatomie County v. Earls | Urine drug testing constitutional. General regulation of extracurriculars diminished expectations of privacy; minimally intrusive. |
| Rochin v. California | Stomach pumping case. "Actions that shock conscience" test. |
| Roper v. Simmons | 17 y/o murder case. Executing minors "cruel and unusual" |
| Rostker v. Goldberg | Excluding women from draft justified due to combat restrictions for women |
| Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Ed. | Court's power to remedy violating schools flexible. Close scrutiny. Busing, gerrymandering open. |
| Terry v. Ohio | 3 men with guns case. Reasonable search under 4th. |
| US v. Leon | Respondent had drugs; tipped off by anonymous informant. Warrant failed on technicality. Good faith rule. |
| Virginia v. Black | the provision in the Virginia statute treating any cross burning as prima facie evidence of intent to intimidate renders the statute unconstitutional |
| Webster v. Reproductive Health Services | Missouri restricted abortions and prohibited public employees or public facilities from performing them. Unconstitutional: violated privacy. |
| Gitlow v. New York | Draft card burner. Incorporated freedom of speech and press. |
| Maryland v. Garrison | searching McWebb's apartment unknowingly. Officers reasonably followed warrant, which allowed 3rd floor search. |
| Morse v. Frederick | bong hits 4 jesus. Drug messages undermined school function, so not protected speech |
| Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network | protests in front of abortion clinics. "Floating buffer zones" unconstitutional; went beyond that required to protect government interest in free traffic flow. |
| Schenk v. US | Draft card burner. Clear and present danger test |
| Vernonia School District v. Acton | Drug testing in schools. REasonable: balanced intrusion of 4th amendment with "promotion of legitimate governmental interests." |
| Wallace v. Jaffree | School prayer/meditation statute endorsed religion, violating establishment. |
| Weeks v. US | Police took papers from mail. First application of exclusion rule. |
| Wolf v. Colorado | Ruled that 14th amendment did not apply to states. |
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