AP Gov Court Cases

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Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools by virtue of 1st Amendment's establishment clause and the 14th Amendment's due process clause; Warren Court's judicial activism.

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Schenck v. United States (1919)

Speech may be punished if it creates a clear-and-present-danger test of illegal acts

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New York Times v. United States (1971)

"Pentagon Papers;" government must prove actual harm to national security if it seeks prior restraint to censor the press.

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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Extends to the defendant the right of counsel in all state and federal criminal trials regardless of their ability to pay.

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Brown v. Board (1954)

School segregation unconstitutional under the 14th amendment

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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

The Court ruled that Wisconsin could not require Amish parents to send their children to public school beyond the eighth grade because it would violate long-held religious beliefs.

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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Guaranteed a student's right to protest (wearing armbands).

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McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states as well.