Supreme Court Cases 3

Griswald v. Connecticut (1965)

Established right of privacy through 4th & 9th
Amendments. Set a precedent for Roe v. Wade.

Miranda v. Arizona (1965)

Established Miranda warnings of counsel and
silence. Must be given before questioning.
Warren Court's judicial activism in criminal
rights.

Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)

Established 3-part test to determine if
establishment clause is violated: nonsecular
purpose, advances
inhibits religion, excessive entanglement with
government.

Miller v. California (1973)

Established that community standards be used
in determining whether material is obscene in
terms of appealing to 'prurient interest', being
'patently offensive', and lacking in value.

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Established national abortion guidelines;
trimester guidelines; no state interference in
1st; state may regulate to protect health of
mother in 2nd; state may regulate to protect
health of unborn child in 3rd. Inferred from
right of privacy established in Griswald v.
Connecticut.

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Allowed for executive privilege, but not in
criminal cases; "Even the President is not
above the law"; Watergate.

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

1st Amendment protects campaign spending;
legislatures can limit contributions, but not how
much one spends of his own money on
campaigns. The decision opened the door for
PACs to spend unlimited amounts of money for
campaigning activities so long as they're not
directly coordinated with a particular
campaign.

Gregg v. Georgia (1976)

Upheld the constitutionality of the death
penalty; death penalty does not constitute
cruel & unusual punishment; overturned
Furman v. Georgia (1972).

U.C. Regents v. Bakke (1978)

Bakke & UC Davis Med School; declared strict
quotas unconstitutional but states may allow
race to be taken into account as ONE factor in
admissions decisions. Bakke was admitted;
affirmative action.