landmark cases Flashcards
Zenger trial
Zenger disagreed with the actions of Governor William Cosby. He printed his criticisms in The New York Weekly Journal, and was sued for defamation. Zenger won the trial due to freedom of press
1933
Craig v. Boren
discrimination by sex under scrutiny by 14th amendment; sexist to sell “unintoxicating” beer to women 18 y/o but men 21 y/o
1976
Baker v. Carr
it is necessary to redraw district borders; TN borders were the same for years and one district had a population 10x that of a rural district, but they were underrepresented
1962
Gibbons v. Ogden
Congress has the basis to regulate interstate commerce, thus they can regulate the trade of commodities and navigation taken
1824
Mapp v. Ohio
Evidence was excluded from a case because it was gained through an illegal search and forged warrant; illegal search + seizure
1961
Marbury v. Madison
it is normally proper for govt officials to deliver commissions, which the court ruled Madison was obligated to do; established judicial review
1803
NYT v. US
NYT received classified information about the scope of US’ presence in Vietnam, publishing the information; it was ruled that the government cannot prevent such material from being published due to censorship and freedom of press
1971
Lemon v. Kurtzman
deemed unconstitutional to reimburse private schools by taking money from public schools; a statute must have a secular purpose and cannot advance or inhibit religion
1971
Reynold v. Sims
voters in Birmingham, Alabama challenge Alabama’s Constitution, which calls for one senator per county regardless of population differences; court rules that states are required to establish districts roughly equal in population
1964
Texas v. Johnson
Flag burning is an acceptable form of free speech;
1989
