Unit 2 - Court Cases

Question 1

TLO v. New Jersey

Answer 1

Fourth amendment – illegal search and seizure
< girl caught smoking principal looks in her purse finds cigarettes but doesn’t stop looking and ends up finding weed>

Score wins – school doesn’t need a search warrant

Question 2

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer 2

Fourth amendment – due process – no search warrant
14th amendment – illegal search and seizure – search in places they cant
< please look for bomber in girlfriends apartment they say they have a search warrant and start looking they find pornographic material

Mapp wins - Materials were found illegally

Question 3

Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 3

First amendment – freedom of speech and protest
Symbolic speech - when an object is used to replace talking
< Brother and sister where armbands to protest the Vietnam war principal told them to take them off>

Tinker wins – weren’t being disruptive

Question 4

Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 4

Fourth amendment – right to an attorney – due process
< Guy stole some alcohol and coin’s and was tried without a lawyer>

9-0 Gideon - should have lawyer

Question 5

Texas v. Johnson

Answer 5

First amendment – freedom of press and protest
Symbolic speech- using an item in place of talking
< riots in streets lead to burning the United States flag, Texas says you can’t>

Johnson wins – can’t tell others what an object means

Question 6

Hazelwood v. Cuhlmeier

Answer 6

First amendment – freedom of press
< School newspaper wants to put out a divorce and teen pregnancy article principal says no>

Hazelwood wins – school related function

Question 7

Morse v. Fredrick

Answer 7

First amendment – freedom of speech

Ruled against Morse