Court Cases Notes Flashcards
dealt with “separate but equal” and not being allowed to sit in black part of transportation even though 1/8 black
Plessy v. Ferguson
dealt with banned possession of handguns in DC and rifles having to be licensed; was settled that it is unconstitutional to ban guns, but it is constitutional to regulate them
DC v. Heller
A resident of a major metropolitan city wasn’t allowed to get a gun, which was deemed unconstitutional
McDonald v. Chicago
settled money as a form of speech
Citizens United v. FEC
Interracial marriage
Loving v. Virginia
In which congress created a national bank
McCulloch v. Maryland
dealt with the free exercise clause and amish children not having to keep attending school
Yoder v. Wisconsin
if school teaches creationism they have to teach evolution too
Edwards v. Aguillard
laws passed giving individuals monopolies on steamship travel, and marking that the only entity that has the right to mediate interstate commerce is the federal government/ congress
Gibbons v. Ogden
Death to Malapportionment; districts must have proportional ratios to the ammount of voters
Baker v. Carr
settles that no further limits for incumbents can be set by states; states cannot impose further qualifications for congress
U.S Term Limits v. Thornton
very important newspaper releases classifieds on vietnam, settles that this news paper has freedom of the press thanks to the 1st amendment, and prior restraint doesn’t apply here
NY Times v. US
prevents government from using evidence that was gathered in violation of the us constitution and protects against unreasonable search and seizures.
Mapp v. Ohio
argues that married couples have the right to privacy as to whether they should abort or not
Griswold v. Connecticut
right to privacy
Roe v. Wade
prayer in school by reading bibles violates 1st ammendment
Abington Township v. Schempp
repeates what was established in Roe v. Wade and established that spousal consent was not allowed
Casey v. Planned Parenthood
violence in speech against a certain race shouldn’t be tolerated
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Actual malice; actually meaning harm with things people do; malicious intent with something being published
NY Times v. Sullivan
due to legislative veto, someone who’s visa had expired wasn’t deported because he’d be in danger if he went back home
INS v. Chadha
unconstitutional to make pamphlets that go against US military draft
Schenck v. US
Established principles of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
its okay not to pledge to flag if it goes against your religion
WV Board v. Barnette
established that all convicts must be read their rights
Miranda v. Arizona
establishes that districts can’t be based only on race by gerrymandering
Shaw v. Reno
children weren’t disturbing anyone and had freedom of speech even if they wore black armbands to protest vietnam war
Tinker v. DesMoines
NY could not require public school prayer even if they had an absentee option
Engel v. Vitale
states are not require to privacy of abortion and it IS constitutional to avoid funding for abortion
Webster v. Reproductive
line item veto declared unconstitutional
Clinton v. New York
nazis were allowed to protest in front of city hall in a jewish town bc of freedom of speechq
Skokie v. Illinois
lemon test established;
- must be secular
- can’t be nice to only specific religious groups
- minimal church and state
Lemon v. Kurtzman
money is a form of speech
Buckley v. Valeo
against racial segregation in schools because it violates the equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education
case further established the idea that districts should be as equal as possible
Wessbery v Sanders
banned fized racial quotas but allowed afirmative action
U of Cali v. Bakke
used to extend reach of bill of rights and incorporation doctrine which defined the limits on the 1st amendment
Gitlow v. NY
motel was against civil rights act
Heart of Atlanta v. US
limited cases in which death penalty could be given bc man accidentally killed someone when he was just robbing a house
Furman v. Georgia
symbolic speech is protected by the 1st ammendment (Flag burning to protest reagan)
Texas v. Johnson
