court cases Flashcards
marbury v. madison
judicial review
mcculloch v. maryland
supremacy of national government over states
gibbons v. ogden
strengthened the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce
engel v. vitale
struck down state sponsored prayer in schools
lemon v. kurtzman
struck down funding in private religious schools
reynolds v. united states
banned polygamy
oregon v. smith
banned use of illegal drugs in religious ceremony
schenck v. united states
free speech can be limited when it presents a “clear and present danger”
NY Times v. Sullivan
protected a newspaper from being sued for libel in state court for making false defamatory statements about the official conduct of a public official
roth v. united states
ruled that obscenity is not protected by free speech
tinker v. des moines independent school district
students do not shed constitutional rights to a freedom of speech in a school
texas v. johnson
flag burning is protected by 1st amendment
barron v. baltimore
bill of rights cannot be applied to states
gitlow v. new york
established precedent for the doctrine of selective incorporation, thus extending most requirements of the bill of rights to the states
weeks v. united states
prohibited evidence obtained by illegal searches and seizures to be presented in court
mapp v. ohio
the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures
buckley v. valeo
upheld limits on campaign contributions
united states v. nixon
The Supreme Court does have the final voice in determining constitutional questions; no person, not even the president of the United States, is completely above the law
korematsu v. united states
relocation of japanese as a wartime necessity
wesberry v. sanders
-redistricting to give suburbs and cities greater representation in congress
baker v. carr
judicial branch of government can rule on matters of legislative apportionment
roe v. wade
abortion is legal by the Bill of Rights
griswold v. connecticut
law criminalizing use of contraceptives violates the right to marital privacy
grutter v. bollinger
University of Michigan Law School admissions program that gave special consideration for being a certain racial minority did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
regents of the university of california v. bakke
race can be a factor to get a spot in college
brown v. board of education of topeka
racially segregated schools violated the Equal Protection Clause
Plessy v. Ferguson
approved “separate but equal” public facilities for African Americans
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Ruled that African Americans were not citizens and therefore could not petition the Supreme Court
Miranda v. Arizona
police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights
Gideon v. Wainwright
the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is a fundamental right applied to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution’s due process clause, and requires that indigent criminal defendants be provided counsel at trial
