Chapter 4 Flashcards
Miranda v Arizona
A guy broke a law and confessed but wasn’t told his rights so he got off saying he didn’t have legal council.(6th amendment)Now cops say rights
Gitlow v New York
The supreme court said that freedom of speech and press were “fundamental personal rights”
States cant change that
Gideon v Wainwright
A really poor guy still has a right to legal council and a lawyer.
Gideon and a bunch more poor convicts got off
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenberg was a KKK leader who gave a speech about violent crime but got off because of first amendment
Dennis v US
Important because it said freedom of speech does not apply to a communist trying to overthrow the gov.
Yates v US
Said Yates had the right to teach communist stuff to overthrow the gov.
Roe v Wade
Supreme court said state cant ban all abortions
Gregg v Georgia
Death penalty DOES NOT violate 8th amendment
Symbolic speech
An action like burning a flag, makes a point but not actually speaking
Protected by first ammendment
Libel
Publication of false info to hurt someone’s rep.
Civil liberties
Individual and legal rights protected against the gov.
Prior restraint
When gov. Doesnt let papers print what they want
Slander
Spoken false words that hurt someones rep.
Probable cause
When police arrest someone for a good reason and have the right to search
Illegal search and seizure
Getting evidence randomly violates 4th amendment
