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Schenck v. US

Can limit free speech when there is a "clear and present danger"

Gitlow v. New York

First amendment applies to states

Chaplinksy v. New Hampshire

"Fighting words" are not protected by the First Amendment

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

No unamity of opinion

Miller v. Calirfornia

Obscenity is not protected by the first amendment

National Socialist Party v. Skokie

Nazis deserve proper legal proceedings

Buckley v. Valeo

Hard money can be regulated

Texas v. Johnson

Flag burning

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale

Private organizations have right to expressive association

Snyder v. Phelps

People can protest at funerals

Near v. Minnesota

Prior restraint is restricted

New York Times v. US

Heavy presumption against prior restraint

Cantwell v. Connecticut

Religious solicitation is allowed

Everson v. Board of Education

Busing and other services are separate from religion

Engel v. Vitale

No nondenominational prayer in schools

Abington School District v Schempp

No bible readings in schools

Wisconsin v. Yoder

People can choose not to send their kids to schools due to religion

Lemmon v. Kurtzman

3 prong test for religion

Lee v. Weisman

clergy may not lead prayers at graduation

Elk Grove U.S.D. v. Newdow

Pledge of allegiance does not promote religion

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

Government cannot suppress religion

US v. Lopez

Guns are not interstate commerce

Printz v. US

Congress cannot force states to do background checks for guns

District of Columbia v. Heller

Individuals can own guns for defense

McDonald v. Chicago

2nd Amendment applies to the states

Weeks v. US

Government cannot seize items without warrant

Wolf v. Colorado

States do not have to use the exclusionary rule

Terry v. Ohio

Police can stop and frisk with probable cause

US v. Leon

Good faith exception to the exclusionary rule

Georgia v. Randolph

Police cannot search a home if one resident objects

Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington

Jails can do strip search without suspicion

Maryland v. King

States can analyze the DNA of arrested people

Riley v. California

Cannot search cell phones without warrants

Barron v. Baltimore

Eminent domain/5th amendment does not apply to the states and neither does the bill of rights

Miranda v. Arizona

Criminal suspects must be informed of their rights

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld

Enemy combatants who are citizens still get due process

US v. Windsor

DOMA violates the fifth amendment

Gideon v. Wainwright

6th Amendment applies to states

Escobedo v. Illinois

Absolute right to remain silent

Sheppard v. Maxwell

Too much media coverage can cause a mistrial

Robinson v. California

Drug addiction is an illness and cannot be punished

Furman v. Georgia

Death penalty is unconstitutional because it was applied racially

Gregg v. Georgia

Death penalty must be done without race and is legal

Payne v. Tennessee

Upheld victim impact statements in court

Atkins v. Virginia

Mentally retarded persons cannot be executed

Roper v. Simmons

Minors cannot be executed

Baze & Bowling v. Rees

Lethal injection is not cruel or unusual

Kennedy v. Louisiana

Child rape is not murder and not subject to the death penalty

Graham v. Florida

Society sets standards for decency

Miller v. Alabama

Minors are different under the law

Griswold v. Connecticut

Birth control is legal

Roe v. Wade

Abortion is proceed by the constitution

Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

States can regulate abortion

Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health

Incompetent persons cannot refuse treatment

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Restrictions on abortion cannot impose an undue burden

Washington v. Glucksberg

Doctors cannot violate the Hippocratic oath by assisting suicide

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

The constitution does not protect abortion

Pierce v. Society of Sisters

Any form of education is fine as long as standards are met

In re Gault

Juveniles have the same due process rights as adults

Tinker v. Des Moines

Political speech in schools is allowed as long as it causes no disturbance

New Jersey v. TLO

Reasonable suspicion is enough for school searches

Bethel v. Frasier

Schools can punish vulgar speech

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

Schools can limit speech not in line with shared values

Vemonia School District v. Acton

Random drug testing is legal in schools

Avocet v. PP of Northern NE

Notifying a parent about an abortion is not unconstitutional

Morse v. Frederick

Students cannot promote drugs at school events. Truancy is still being under school custody

Safford U.S.D. v. Redding

Strip searches at schools are not reasonable

Marbury v. Madison

Judicial Review

Dredd Scott v. Sanford

Slaves are property and cannot be citizens

US v. Nixon

Executive privilege is limited

Gonzales v. Raich

Federal government can regulate marijuana under interstate commerce

Clinton v. New York

No line item veto

Gonzales v. Oregon

Assisted suicide by drugs can be allowed

Arizona v. US

Immigration is a federal issue

Citizens United v. FEC

Money is speech

Obergefell v. Hodges

Same-sex marriage is legal

Michael v. Superior Court of California

Statutory rape laws do not discriminate based on gender

Korematsu v. US

Internment camps are constitutional due to espionage concerns

Westbury v. Sanders

Congressional districts must be equal in population

Plessy v. Ferguson

Separate but equal

Brown v. Board of Education 1

Separation is unequal

Brown v. Board of Education 2

First Brown decision should be done with all deliberate speed

Bakke v. Superior Court of California

Racial quotas in admissions are illegal

Loving v. Virginia

Laws against interracial marriage are unconstitutional

Reed v. Reed

Arbitrary gender-based discrimination is unconstitutional

Milliken v. Bradley

Federal courts cannot implement desegregation plans

Bush v. Gore

Election laws cannot be made during elections

Gratz v. Bollinger

Point systems that involve race are unconstitutional

Fisher v. University of Texas

Race consideration must be held to strict scrutiny

Baker v. Carr

One man one vote

Shaw v. Reno

Gerrymandering only on the basis of race is unconstitutional

Reynolds v. Sims

Districts of state legislatures must be equal in population

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

The affordable care act is legal

O'Connor v. Donaldson

Involuntary commitment must be justified by a compelling state interest

Lawrence v. Texas

Private consensual sexual activity is protected under the right to privacy

Olmstead v. United States

Wiretapping without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment

Gideon v. Wainwright

All defendants have the right to an attorney

Griswold v. Connecticut

Established the right to privacy in marital relations

Mapp v Ohio

evidence obtained illegally may not be used against someone in a court of law by the Fourth Amendment.