Court Cases Set B Flashcards
NYT v. US (1971)
the government couldn’t stop the press from posting the Pentagon Paper
Lemon v. Kurtz (1971)
created the “Lemon Test” to determine if government involvement violates the separation of church and state
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
the Amish could not be forced to send their children to school past 8th grade
Miller v. California (1972)
defined obscenity using “Miller Test”, speech is not protected if it violates it
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
the death penalty was unconstitutional because it was discriminatory which halted executions
Roe v. Wade
abortion
US v. Nixon (1974)
the president does not have “Executive Privilege” so as he is above the law; Watergate tapes
Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
candidates can spend however much they want on their own campaign
Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)
schools can discipline a student for lewd or inappropriate speech
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
flag burning is protected free speech
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
redistricting solely based on race in not allowed
Hurley v. Irish-American Gays (1995)
private parade organizers can exclude groups if including them would change the message
US Term Limits v. Thornton (1995)
states cannot impose term limits on Congress members
US v. Lopez (1995)
gun-free school zone was unconstitutional, not included under commerce clause
Clinton v. City of New York (1998)
the line-item veto is unconstitutional and the president cannot selectively veto parts of bills
Citizens United v. FEC (2009)
corporations and unions can spend unlimited money on campaigns
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
states cannot ban handguns under the 2nd amendment
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
led to new voting restrictions in some states as it struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that required certain states to get federal approval to change voting laws
