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Bob Jones Uni. v. US (1st)

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Schools that support discriminatory practices are not eligible for federal financial support

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NJ v. TLO (4th)

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School officials only require “reasonable suspicion” to conduct searches of students

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Miami Hearld v. Tornillo (1st)

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Papers don’t have to give equal space to those that are criticized in their publication

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Furman v. GA (8th)

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Death penalty punishments many not be inflicted if done in a biased manner

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Miller v. California (1st)

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Local unities shall use three criteria to determine obscenity

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Agostini v. Felton (1st)

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Public school teachers may be allowed to teach at private schools in special circumstances

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Griswold v. CT (9th)

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State laws may not interfere in “certain zones of privacy”

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Gregg v. GA (8th)

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The death penalty is not cruel punishment

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Lemon v. Kurtzman (1st)

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Public funds may support private schools if the purpose is secular

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Texas v. Johnson (1st)

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An individual has the right to burn the American flag

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Roe v. Wade (9th)

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A state may not infringe upon the right of a woman to have an abortion during the first trimester
of pregnancy

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Kiryas Joel v. Grumet (1st)

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The state may not create a public school to clearly benefit/serve one religious group

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Schenck v. US (1st)

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Free speech may be restricted if it creates a clear and present danger

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Nix v. Williams (4th)

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Under certain circumstances, evidence seized illegaly may be used in a court of law

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Tinker v. Des Moines (1st)

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The right of students to express themselves symbolically is protected in schools

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Engel v. Vitale (1st)

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Public schools may not support organized prayer

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Powell v. Alabama (6th)

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If charged with a crime that could result in a death penalty conviction, one must be provided a lawyer

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Miranda v. Arizona (5th)

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The accused must be informed of their rights by the police upon arrest (due process rights)

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Wisconsin v. Yoder

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Religious beliefs will allow one to break the law under certain circumstances (amish)

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Roth v. U.S. (1st)

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Obscenity is not a protected form of speech

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Near vs. Minnesota (1st)

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Prior restraint (censorship) may not be use to prevent newspaper publication

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Mapp v. Ohio (4th)

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Developed the exclusionary rule which said that illegally obtained evidence may not be used in court. Bc it violates 14th amendment (no unreasonable searches & seizures)

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Gideon v. Wainwright (6th)

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If charged with a felony, one must be provided a lawyer

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Employment Div. v. Smith (1st)

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Regulations which restrict religious exercise are constitutional as long as they don’t specifically target religion

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Marbury v. Madison

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Gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review (checking whether acts of Congress are constitutional)

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McCulloh v. Maryland

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Established the supremacy of the national gov’t over the state gov’t

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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Gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Declared that separate isn’t equal

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Wallace v. Jaffree (1st)

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Court rejected Alabama’s one minute moment of silences bc of risk of bringing prayer to school

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NY Times v. Sullivan (1st)

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Established guidelines for determining whether public

officials and public figures could win damage suits for libel

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NAACP v. Alabama (1st)

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Right to association, gov’t can’t keep a group from assembling

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1st)

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Public schools can limit what appears in school newspapers

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Barron v. Baltimore

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Bill of Rights restricts only the power of the fed. gov not states

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Gitlow v. NY

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Incorporated free speech to states through the due process clause of 14th amendment, began selective incorporation (precedent)

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U.S. v. Leon (4th)

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“good faith” exception to exclusionary rule for an honest mistake in issuing what appeared to be a valid warrant

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Declared blacks separate but equal

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Slaves that went free had no rights

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Korematsu v. US

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Internment camps constitutional

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Harris v. Forklift

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Can you prove environment is hostile or abusive to win sexual discrimination case, no single factor

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Faragher v. Bocar

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Employers are responsible for employees

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U.C Davis v. Bakke

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Racial quotas are illegal

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Bollinger v. Grutter (U. of M)

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Race can’t be only factor but can be a factor

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U.S. v. Nixon

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Ruled that executive privilege (the ability of Pres. to withhold info from Congress) unconstitutional except in cases of secret foreign and military affairs

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Baker v Carr

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“one man one vote” Ordered state legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in population

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