Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
1
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Texas V. John
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- burning of American flag protected ?
- rules as constitutionally protected under first amendment
2
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McCullough v. Maryland
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- Did congress have the authority to establish the bank?
- Maryland at fault
- No true winner
3
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Gibbons V. Ogden
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- Did the state of New York exercise authority in realm reserved exclusively congress namely the regulation of interstate commerce?
- In favor of gibbons
- Fed. has power of interstate commerce
4
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Plessy V. Ferguson
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- Plessey = 1/8 white
- Plessey = denied on basis of 14th amendment
5
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Brown VS. Board of Education
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- does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other “tangible” factors may be equal, deprive the children of equal educational opportunities?
- separate but equal dead
- overruled Plessey v. Ferguson
- Lit fire for civil/women’s rights movements
6
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Tinker V. Des Moines
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- wearing of armbands in public school
- violation of freedom of speech?
- armbands guaranteed under first amendment
7
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Barron V. Baltimore
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- government’s use of eminent domain
- eminent domain: right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of consumption
- no jurisdiction as fifth amendment applies only to fed and not to states
8
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Gitlow V. New York
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- is the New York law punishing advocacy to overthrow the government by force an unconstitutional violation of the free speech clause of the first amendment?
- New York won
- individuals hold responsibility for the rights granted to them within the first amendment
9
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Bush VS. Gore
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- was article 2 violated by the new election law? Do manual recounts violate the equal protection clause?
- new election law was unconstitutional against the Protection Clause (A. II S. 2)
- reasserted power of federal court by determining federal election rules higher than local level
10
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Hear of Atlanta Motel V. Georgia
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- did congress exceed its commerce by regulating customers?
- places of pubic accommodation had no “right” to select guests as the saw fit, free from governmental regulation.
11
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Miranda V. Arizona
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- Does the fifth amendments protection against self-incrimination extend to the police interrogation of a suspect?
- right to remain silent/obtain attorney
12
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Map V. Ohio
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- May evidence obtained through a search in violation of the fourth amendment be admissible in state criminal proceedings?
- evidence obtained in a search that violates the 4th amendment is inadmissible in state court.
13
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Roe V. Wade
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- effort to prevent enforcement of statutes criminalizing all abortions except those performed to save the life of the mother
- 46 states affected
14
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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- would forcing a patient to delay an abortion by 24 hours or if a minor, having latent consent be contradicting to the right of abortion granted by Roe v. Wade?
- Couldn’t have an undue burden upon women.
- Roe was reaffirmed
15
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Schneck vs. US
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- Are Schneck’s actions protected yes by the free speech clause of the first amendment?
- changed meaning of first amendment concerning free speech during times of war
