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| established judicial review | ||
| established supremacy of national gov't over state gov't | ||
| Bill of Rights was NOT applicable to the states | ||
| a conservative jurist appointed by Nixon that nonetheless continued the judicial activism of the Warren Court as seen by Roe v. Wade; this was due to the other members of the court rather than his own liberal beliefs | ||
| the conservative justice who was on the Burger Court that became chief justice; as chief justice he led a conservative revolution that left power up to the states over Congress; ruled on Bush v. Gore | ||
| Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government | ||
| The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court unanimously held that the doctrine of executive priveledge was implicit in the Constitution but could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions | ||
| federal courts = final authority on creation of house districts | ||
| the current chief justice who is very conservative | ||
| Mandatory prayer in schools is a violation of the *establishment clause* of the 1st amendment. Incorporated (part of) the 1st amendment. | ||
| forbids state-mandated bible reading | ||
| you cant target one specific religion or some **** like that. | ||
| freedom of religion | ||
| The case that ruled that students do not lose Constitutional rights when they entered the building but they can be limited if they cause a disruption | ||
| states not allowed to prevent or punish inflammatory speech unless it will lead to imminent lawless action | ||
| Supreme court case in which it was decided that a student may be searched if there is "reasonable ground" for doing so. | ||
| Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court) | ||
| A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government | ||
| Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police. | ||
| dealth penalty in cases of murder is not protected by 8th amendment | ||
| ruling wherein the Supreme Court established the "medium scrutiny" standard for determining gender discrimination. | ||
| 1978 state university couldn't admit less qualified individuals solely based on race; no quotas | ||
| supreme court decision holding that federal programs that classify people by race, even for an ostensibly benign purpose such as expanding opportunities for minorities, should be presumed to be unconstitutional. | ||
| decision that upheld the constitutionality of a Georgia sodomy law that criminalized oral and anal sex in private between consenting adults[1] when applied to homosexuals. | ||
| state prohibition of consensual sodomy in private is unreasonable invasion of privacy | ||
| established the right to privacy | ||
| Used the *right to privacy* established by Griswold V Connecticut to create national abortion guidelines. 1st trimester: No restrictions allowed; 2nd trimester: abortion may be restricted or prohibited. | ||
| states can regulate abortion but not with regulations that impose an "undue burden" on women | ||
| federal government can't use Controlled Substance Act to halt Oregon's Death with Dignity Act | ||
| held that they could use the commerce clause to enforce desegregation |
