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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.
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Speech may be punished if it creates a clear-and-present-danger test of illegal acts
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.
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.
Brown v. Board (1954)
School segregation unconstitutional under the 14th amendment
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.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Guaranteed a student's right to protest (wearing armbands).
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states as well.
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