AP Gov Chapter 4 Important Cases

Bowers v. Hardwick

Anti-sodomy

Lawerence v. Texas

Over turned Bowers v. Hardwick

Woman’s Whole Health v. Hellerstead

Struck down state law provisions on undue burden

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

States could limit abortion as long as it doesn’t pose undue burned

Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

Prevented state funds for abortion clinic and prohibited employers performing abortion in Missouri

Roe v. Wade

Right to abortion

Griswold v. Connecticut

Right to privacy and contraceptives

McCleskey v. Zant

Made it more difficult on death row inmates

Gregg v. Georgia and McCleskey v. Kemp

Death penalty doesn’t violate the 8th

Gideon v. Wainwright

Right to an attorney

Miranda v. Arizona

Must be informed constitutional rights

Mapp v. Ohio

Extended exclusionary rule to state

McDonald v. Chicago

Incorporated the 2nd

Heller v. DC

Right to own handgun

Dejonge v. Oregon

Incorporated 1st amendment protection of assembly

Reno v. ACLU

Communication Decency Act went against 1st amendment free speech

Miller v. California

Miller test when explicit expression is obscene

New York Times v. Sullivan

Libel/slander not protected

New York Times v. US

US government couldn’t publication of secret Department of Defense articles

Brandenburg v. Ohio

Speech could only be limited by government if met the direct incitement test

Schneck v. US

Espionage Act, Clear and Present Danger Test

Oregon Employment Division v. Smith

Denying employment of American Indians cause they passed the peyote test is constitutional

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Free exercise clause, Amish can send their kids to school however long they want

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe

Student cannot lead prayer before a football game

Engel v. Vitale

Cannot pray At public school

Lemon v. Kurtzman

Lemon test, establishment clause