AP Gov Court Cases 2011
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| 246201627 | Schenck v. US | clear and present danger, fire in a crowded theater | |
| 246201628 | Mapp v. Ohio | warrant for bomber, arrest for porn--incorporates 4th amendment to states | |
| 246201629 | Engel v. Vitale | class prayer in NYC not allowed | |
| 246201630 | Griswold v. Connecticut | Planned Parenthood worker gives info to married couples on birth control, right to privacy | |
| 246201631 | Miranda v. Arizona | Miranda rights, Miranda warning, 5th amendment | |
| 246201632 | Tinker v. Des Moines | 1st amendment, black armbands, not distracting or harming anyone | |
| 246201633 | Lemon v. Kurtzman | no state aid to Catholic schools, violates establishment clause-Lemon test | |
| 246201634 | Roe v. Wade | abortion, right to privacy | |
| 246201635 | United States v. Nixon | Watergate, executive privilege, no man above law | |
| 246201636 | U.C. Regents v. Bakke | affirmative action, no racial quotas in college admittance | |
| 246201637 | New Jersey v. T.L.O | searches allowed in school without warrant | |
| 246201638 | Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | school newspapers are not public forums, no freedom of press | |
| 246201639 | Texas v. Johnson | flag burning, allowed because symbolic speech | |
| 246201640 | Adarand v. Pena | took highest bid because minority, not allowed because discriminating against whites, 14th amendment | |
| 246201641 | Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale | fire because gay, Court says OK because its a private group and their ideals don't match up | |
| 246201642 | Atkins v. Virginia | 8th amend says no cruel and unusual punishment, says that executing mentally retarded is cruel and usual so illegal | |
| 246201643 | Zelman v. Simmons-Harris | Private Choice Test, vouchers from government for private school end up going to Catholic schools--ok because coincidental since parents choose | |
| 246201644 | Grutter v. Bollinger | affirmative action, race can be used as a plus factor | |
| 246201645 | Lawrence v. Texas | gay men found in bed together and arrested, Texas law unconstitutional because due process and equal protection | |
| 246201646 | Clark v. Arizona | schizophrenic kills alien police officer, court only uses half of insanity plea, Court upholds that making him not insane and able to stand trial | |
| 246201647 | Beard v. Banks | not having books in jail is violation of 1st amendment rights, Court says its OK to use as motivation, especially since in jail | |
| 246201648 | Gonzales v. Oregon | right to die, states rights | |
| 246201649 | Morse v. Frederick | "Bong Hits 4 Jesus", no freedom of speech in school | |
| 246201650 | Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation | establishment clause, OK because executive order, no taxpayer money and insignificant funds | |
| 246201651 | Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | woman underpaid, can't file lawsuit because must be before 180 days has passed after discrimination to count | |
| 246201652 | District of Columbia v. Heller | banning handguns in DC, individuals have 2nd amendment rights but only on a federal level so in DC | |
| 294046425 | United States v. Lopez | declares federal law banning handguns near schools because Congress simply cannot make a federal law in that area (even though they tried and said it was under the commerce clause) | |
| 294046426 | Seminole Indian Tribe v. Florida | declares federal law that gives tribes the right to sue a state in federal court--states must give permission in order to be sued because of sovereign immunity | |
| 294046427 | Printz v. United States | background checks on Brady law are voided as an unfunded mandate, no longer required to do a background check on gun purchases | |
| 294046428 | United States v. Morrison | invalidates Violence Against Woman Act, protecting/punishing rape is not a part of the commerce clause |