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McCulloch v. Maryland

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The federal government has implied power; the states cannot interfere with that

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Marbury v. Madison

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The court decides that it is the ultimate arbiter of the US constitution

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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The court makes the commercial clause very broad

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Dred Scott v. Sanford

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Decides blacks cannot be citizens of the US

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Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad

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Corporations have rights, just like people

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Separate but equal

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Lochner v. New York

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Strikes down progressive laws trying to regulate working conditions

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Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States

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Strikes for competitive business

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Schecter Poultry Corp v. United States

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Strikes down part of the New Deal

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Korematsu v. United States

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Allows internment camps

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Shelly v. Kramer

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Invalidates restrictions on property ownership by non-whites

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Desperate is not equal

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Mapp v. Ohio

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Police must follow fourth amendment or have any evidence excluded from trial

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Baker v. Carr

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Debate over voting restrictions

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Engel v. Vitale

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No prayer in public schools

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Gideon v. Wainright

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Criminal defendants have a right to an attorney, even if they can’t afford one

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Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States

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Sides with the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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New York Times v. Sullivan

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First amendment rights are protected, even with factual errors

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Reynolds v. Sims

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Voting districts must be roughly equal in population

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Griswold v. Connecticut

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First amendment guarantees right to privacy without explicitly saying so

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Miranda v. Arizona

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Miranda rights are born

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Frontiero v. Richardson

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Discrimination based on gender is unconstitutional

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In Re Gault

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Juveniles get certain rights when they are charged with a crime

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Loving v. Virginia

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No laws prohibiting inter racial marriage

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Griggs v. Duke Power Co.

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Employers can be guilty of discrimination even without proof of intent

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Lemon v. Kurtzman

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Lemon test for deciding cases involving the separation of church and state

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Roe v. Wade

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Women have the constitutional right to terminate pregnancy

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United States v. Nixon

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Nixon loses and his presidency topples

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Gregg v. Georgia

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Death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

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Affirmative Action is ok, but quotas aren’t

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Texas v. Johnson

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Flag burning is protected by the first amendment

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Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health

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Clear and convincing evidence of patients wishes before terminating life sustaining medical treatment

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Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey

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Women have the right to terminate pregnancy but government can put a lot of restrictions on it

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United States v. Lopez

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Gets rid of commerce clause and strikes down a school gun ban

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Reno v. ACLU

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First amendment rights extend to the internet

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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale

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Boy Scouts can bar gays from becoming scout leaders

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Bush v. Gore

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End the vote recount and put Bush in the whitehouse

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Lawrence v. Texas

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No laws prohibiting consensual sex between adults

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District of Columbia v. Heller

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Right to bear arms, at least in the home

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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commision

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Strikes down limits on corporate campaign contributions

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Palko v. Connecticut

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Selective incorporation

14th amendment

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Minor v. Happersett

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Womens right to vote was not guaranteed by the 14th ammendment

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Reynolds v. US

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Individuals religious beliefs are not protected against general law

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Schenck v. US

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People preventing WWI recruitment

“Can’t falsely shout fire in a crowded theatre”

“Clear and present danger”

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Gitlow v. NY

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Cannot completely limit freedom of political expression

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Near v. MN

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Cannot have prior restraint

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Youngstown sheet and tube v. Sawyer

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President Truman overstepped executive powers when taking steel mills to prevent strikes

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Escobedo v. IL

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Attorney needs to be present during questioning

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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Symbolic speech is protected under 1st amendment

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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg

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Busing to achieve racial balance in schools

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Furman v. Georgia

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Capitol punishment restrictions

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Buckley c. Valeo

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Rich candidates can spend their own money is an expression of free speech

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Edwards v. Aguillard

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Cannot teach intelligent design in schools because it is rooted in religion

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Employment decision of Oregon v. Smith

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Free exercise does not apply to general laws

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Shaw v. Reno

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Blocks racial gerrymandering

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Kelo v. City of New London

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City taking condemned land and selling it to private developer does no violate “public purpose”

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Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood

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Feds can limit partial birth abortion but Roe v. Wade

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US v. Virginia Military Institute

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Required VMI to accept women

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California Democratic Party v. Jones

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Political parties can restrict primaries to party members

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Gratz and Grutter v. Bollinger

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Restricts AA

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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld

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US citizens have the right to attorney even when said to be an enemy combatant

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