Court cases Flashcards
Marbury v Madison
Supreme court can declare laws unconstitutional
McColloch v Maryland
States can’t tax federal institutions
Gibbons v Ogden
Federal govt controls interstate commerce
Barron v Baltimore
The bill of rights only applies to the federal government
Sherbert v verner
States cannot deny benefits for someone refusing a job based on religious beliefs(four pronged test)
Lemon v Kurtzman
The lemon test(does a law promote a religion)
Burwell v Hobby Lobby
For profit companies can deny contraceptives if it violates religious beliefs
Gillette v United States
Conscientious objector
Tinker v Des moines
Students were suspended for wearing black arm bands, violating freedom of speech
Cohen v California
A man wore a jacket that protested the draft, he was arrested violating freedom of speech
Brandenburg v Ohio
Court held that hate speech is protected under the First Amendment as long as it does not provoke violence.
Texas v Johnson
Freedom of speech includes burning the american flag
New York Times v United States
The press could not be suppressed unless it could cause immediate harm
Brazburg v Hayes
Requiring news agencies to disclose sources does not violate freedom of speech
Miller v California
A test for obscenity “the miller test”
Mapp v Ohio
Evidence obtained without a warrent could not be used in a court case
Gideon v Wainwright
Right to an attorney under the 6th amendment
Miranda v Arizona
Rights must be read to anyone under arrest
Furman v Georgia
Guidelines for capital punishment based on the 8th amendment
Heller v Districts of Columbia
The ban of handguns in DC was declared unconstitutional
US v Miller
Upheld the law banning sawed off shotguns
Dred Scott v Sanford
A slave living in a free state did not make them free
Plessy v Ferguson
Segregation laws did not violate the equal protection principle
Brown v board of education
Segregated schools were deemed to be illegal and unconstitutional
Miller v Johnson
Racial gerrymandering was deemed unconstitutional
Korematsu v United States
Moving Japanese Americans to internment camps was deemed legal as a necessary precaution
Obergefell v Hodges
Legalized same sex marriage
Griswold v Connecticut
Spelled out the right to privacy
Roe v Wade
Abortion was legalized
Planned parenthood v Casey
Upheld a Pennsylvania law requiring certain rules be met before terminating a pregnancy
Buckley v Valeo
Spending money in an election was deemed free speech
Citizens united v Federel election commission
Showing movies about elections is okay because of 1st amendment
