SCOTUS Cases

Lemon v Kurtzman

PA and RI had laws stating states have to pay for non secular non public education. 8-1 not constitutional.

US v O’Brien

People burned their draft cards. 7-1 not constitutional.

Allegheny v ACLU

ACLU sued residents to stop putting religious displays on government property. Menorah is constitutional, nativity scene is not.

Santa Fe v Doe

School president prayed before games. 6-3 not constitutional.

Town of Greece v Galloway

People prayed at the start of a board meeting. 5-4 constitutional.

Reynolds v US

Married a woman whilst still married. 9-0 not constitutional.

Employment Division v Smith

Smoking drugs in the workplace for religious purposes. 6-3 not constitutional.

Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v City of Hialeah

Animal sacrifice for religious purposes. 9-0 constitutional.

Tinker v Des Moines

People wore armbands to protest Vietnam War. 7-2 constitutional.

Schenck v US

People distributes flyers saying the war was unconstitutional. 9-0 not constitutional.

Miller v California

Launched a campaign of pornographic material in the mail. 5-4 not constitutional.

TX v Johnson

Burning of an American flag. 5-4 constitutional.

Snyder v Phelps

People held up disturbing signs against dead soldiers. 8-1 constitutional.

NY Times v US

Pentagon Papers got leaked to the papers. 6-3 constitutional.

Windsor v NY

Gay partner died, but got taxed on the money left. 5-4 unconstitutional.

Obergefell v Hodges

Gay now allowed

Engel v Vitale

Prayer was required by a school. 6-1 unconstitutional.