APGOPO Final SCOTUS CASES

Schneck v US (1919)

charged w conspiracy for issuing papers criticizing the draft

freedom of speech - 1st amendmennt

sided w the US - “Clear and Present Danger”

Engel v Vitale (1962)

voluntary prayers were held in a school

establishment clause - 1st amendment

state cannot hold prayer - “Seperation of Church and State”

Gideon v Wainwright (1963)

man denied counsel in Florida

right to counsel - 6th amendment

sided w Gideon - “Due Process”

Tinker v Des Moines (1969)

students wore armbands to protest the Vietnam War

freedom of speech - 1st amendmet

sided w students - “Symbolic Speech” + “Expression”

NYT V US (1971)

NYT published classified documents during Nixon

freedom of press - 1st amendmet

sided w NYT, unjustified prior restraint

Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)

Amish students didn’t want to follow school mandate

free exercise clause - 1st amendment

sided w Amish, used Amish values to justify decision

McDonald v Chicago (2010)

Chicago and Illinois gun laws were challenged after Columbia decision

right to bear arms - 2nd amendment

2nd amendment is applicable to the states

Brown v Board of Education (1954)

challenged segregated schools and reversed Plessy decision

Equal Protection Clause - 14th amendment

segregation is inherently unequal