5-7 Court Cases Flashcards
evidence seized unlawfully could not be used in trials for state courts; incorporation
Mapp v. Ohio
court articulated a clear theory of incorporation
Gitlow v. New York
state prevention of abortion violates right to privacy
Griswold v. Connecticut
court ruled that the Jehovah’s witnesses WERE REQUIRED to solute the flag.
West Virginia v. Barnett
police must inform criminals of their right to remain silent and access to a lawyer to help prevent self incrimination
Miranda v. Arizona
court incorporated 6th amendment right to counsel; poor people who couldn’t afford counsel had to be retried/repealed
Gideon v. Wainwright
right to privacy did include abortion
Roe v. Wade
separate but equal is fair
Plessy v. Ferguson
no more all-white primaries in texas and other states (Democrats); landmark case in regards to voting rights and racial desegregation
Smith v. Allwright
separate is not equal in education; catalyst for civil rights movement
Brown v. Board of Education
all state legislative districts need to be as near equal as possible.
Baker v. Carr
“one person one vote” in drawing congressional districts
Wesbury v. Sanders
