164232111 | Barron v. Baltimore | The Supreme Court determined that the Bill of Rights restricted the national government, no the state gov | |
164232112 | Gitlow v. New York | Created the "Bad Tendency" doctrine which stated that speech could be restricted even if it only has a tendency to lead to illegal action. | |
164232113 | New York Times v. Sullivan | It is not libel if a newspaper prints an article that turns out to be false, but was thought to be true at the time of publication | |
164232114 | Schenck v. United States | Speech which evokes a clear & present danger is not permissible | |
164232115 | Maubury v. Madison | Established Judicial Review | |
164232116 | Griswold v. Connecticut | established the right to privacy; amendments like the 3rd 4th and 9th all cast "penumbras and emanations". | |
164232117 | Roe v. Wade | established national abortion guidelines by extended the inferred right of privacy from Griswold. | |
164232118 | Mapp v. Ohio | extended the exclusionary rule to the states | |
164232119 | Gideon v. Wainwright | All state governments must provide an attorney in all cases for those who cannot afford one. | |
164232120 | Engel v. Vitale | prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools | |
164232121 | Lemon v. Kurtzman | State laws intending to give money to religious schools or causes has to meet the qualifications called the Lemon Test. | |
164232122 | Clinton v. New York | Banned the presidential use of a line item veto as a violation of legislative powers | |
164232123 | Bush v. Gore | Florida recount in 2000 election was ruled to be a violation of the 14th amendments equal protection clause | |
164232124 | Shaw v. Reno | Race cannot be the sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative district boundaries | |
164232125 | Buckely v. Valeo | The court ruled that giving money to a political campaign was a form of free speech and threw out some stringent federal regulations on fund raising and election spending. | |
164232126 | Smith v. Allwright | The denying of African Americans the right to vote in a primary election was found to be a violation of the 15th amendment | |
164232127 | U.S. v. Nixon | Court allowed for executive privilege but they forbid its use in criminal cases. | |
164232128 | McCullough v. Maryland | Established a precedent of federal courts using judicial review to strike down Congressional legislation. | |
164232129 | U of Cali v. Bakke | White applicant rejected admission because they wanted more diversity. | |
164232130 | Atkins v. Virginia | the U.S. lined up with most other nations by forbidding the execution of the mentally retarded. | |
164232131 | Webster v. Reproductive Health Services | Did not overturn Roe v. Wade, but gave states more power to regulate abortion. | |
164232132 | Epperson v. Arkansas | In line with the establishment clause, prohibited states from banning the teaching of evolution in public schools. | |
164232133 | Miranda v. Arizona | All defendants must be informed all their rights | |
164232134 | Gibbons v. Ogden | increased federal power over interstate commerce by implying that anything concerning interstate trade could possibly be controlled by federal government. | |
164232135 | Baker v. Carr | case that est. one man one vote. this decision created guidelines for drawing up congresional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state | |
164232136 | INS v. Lopez | Mexican citizens were deported. the arrest was illegal. 4th amendment and exclusionary rule is not viable in a deportation hearing because they are not citizens. It was a civil proceeding, not a criminal one. | |
164232137 | Board v. Pottawatomie | 2002 school board right to collect drug | |
164232138 | Zelman v. Simmons-Harris | The 2002 Supreme Court decision that upheld a state providing families with vouchers that could be used to pay for tuition at religious schools. | |
164232139 | Ashcroft v. ACLU | 1999- Child pornography protection v. free seech was created as Congress' attempt to criminalize Internet pornography/obscenity. COPA too broad and violates 1st amendment | |
164232140 | Plessy v. Ferguson | established Separate but Equal |
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