Supreme Court Cases 4

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

Struck down a law banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the 1st Amendment.

Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)

States can regulate abortion, but not with regulations that impose "undue burden" upon women; did not overturn Roe, but gave state more leeway in regulating abortion (e.g., 24-hour waiting period, parental consent for minors)

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

No racial gerrymandering; race cannot be the sole or predominant� factor in redrawing legislative boundaries; majority-minority districts.

U.S. v. Lopez (1995)

Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress's authority to regulate interstate commerce. The first case to begin reigning in Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause.

Clinton v. NY (1998)

Banned presidential use of line item veto.

Bush v. Gore (2000)

Use of 14th Amendment's equal protection clause to stop the Florida recount in the 2000 election.

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)

Public money can be used to send disadvantaged children to religious schools in tuition voucher programs.

Ashcroft v. ACLU (2002)

Struck down a federal ban on 'virtual' child pornography.

Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

Using right of privacy, struck down Texas law banning sodomy.

Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)

Struck down use of 'bonus points' for race in undergrad admissions at University of Michigan; affirmative action

Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)

Allowed the use of race as a general factor in law school admissions at University of Michigan; affirmative action.