Unit 3 Court Cases

Near v Minnesota

prior restraint, ruling that the government could not censor or prohibit a publication prior to its release, lying and slander

Marbury v Madison

established judicial review

McCulloch v Maryland

supremacy clause, implied powers

Tinker v Des Moines

arm bands, protected free speech

Barron v Baltimore

Bill of Rights only applies to the federal government

Gitlow v New York

selective incorporation, Bill of Rights applies to states

Engle v Vitale

school prayer, violated the Establishment Clause, wall of separation

Texas v Johnson

ruling that burning the flag is protected speech under the First Amendment

Mapp v Ohio

evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in state courts, exclusionary rule

Gideon v Wainwright

ruled states are required to provide an attorney to defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford one

Miranda v Arizona

Miranda rights

Heller v District of Columbia

a landmark case affirming an individual's right to possess a firearm for self-defense within the home.

McDonald v Chicago

2nd amendment cannot be denied by states

United States v Lopez

declared the Gun-Free School Zones Act unconstitutional, violated 2nd amendment

Brown v Board of Education

a landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.

Griswold v Connecticut

protected access to contraceptives, implied right to privacy

Roe v Wade

a landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, ruling that the right to privacy extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion.

Schenk v United States

speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected under the First Amendment.

Wisconsin v Yoder

Amish school children, right of free exercise is more important than the states wants

Plessy v Ferguson

upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.