Civics Honors Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
Plessy v Ferguson
separate but equal allows Jim Crow Laws; is constitutional
Guinn v US
end the grandfather clause in literacy test laws
Korematsu v US
Japanese camps are legal
Smith v Allwright
end all white primaries
Hernandez v Texas
14th amendment to Hispanics
Brown v Topeka
school segregation illegal; not constitutional
Loving v Virgina
inter-racial marriage can’t be banned by a state
Craig v Boren
gender discrimination for different drinking ages
Obergefell v Hodges
same sex marriage legal
Powell v Alabama
lawyer for capital cases
Gideon v Wainright
lawyer for felony cases
Chaplinsky v New Hampshire
fighting words is not protected free speech
Brandenburg v Ohio
fighting words must directly incite a riot
Miranda v Arizona
you must read your rights
Barren v Baltimore
BOR does not apply to the states
NAACP v Alabama
freedom of assembly; private group’s member list