supreme court cases

NAACP v. AL

Alabama tried to weaken NAACP by forcing them to be in compliance with out of state corpation standards, including listing the names and addresses of all the members involed, the NAACP refused.

significance: The case was taken to the supreme court where Alabama was convicted of violating the due process clause 14 amendment - freedom of association was violated

Dale v Boy Scouts of America

in 1990 James Dale had his adult membership revoked because Boy Scouts found out that he was openly gay.

state supreme court ruled in his favor but supreme court reversed it claimed that it forcing Dale back in is a voilation of the organizations expressive association

Everson v. Board of Education

local law reimbursed students of both private and public schools for transportation to school, majority of the schools that beneifited where private,

divided supreme court ruled that it is consitutional as it does not fund these schools, it only helps get them there

Engel v Vitale

New York School made student say a nondenominal prayer, voilated the first amendment establishment clause

Lemon v Kurtzman (Earley v. Dicenso) ( Robinson v Dicenso)

limited funding for regilous schools - established the Lemon Test

Lemon Test

statute must have a secular legislative purpose, its principal or primary effect must be one that neither promotes nor inhibits religion, and it must not foster “excessive government entanglement with religion.”

Abington v Schempp

school required to read bible in school - unconsitutional violated the first amendment

Wallace v Jaffree

alabama schools required to say prayer in schools - violation of the first amendment, promotion of religon