U3 SUPREMECOURT CASES

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Schenck v U.S. 1919 ruled

that freedom of speech and freedom of the press under the First Amendment could be limited only if the words in the circumstances created "a clear and present danger."

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brown v board of education 1954 ruled

that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional

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Engel v Vitale 1962 ruled

that school-sponsored prayer in public schools violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment

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Gideon v wainwright 1963 ruled that:

the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves.

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Miranda v Arizona 1966 ruled:

an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.

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Tinker v Des Moines 1969 ruled that

the gov can’t prevent students from da right 2 wear black armbands 2 protest against da Vietnam war

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Wisconsin v Yoder 1972 ruled that:

Wisconsin's compulsory school attendance law was unconstitutional as applied to the Amish

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roe v wade 1973 ruled

A person may choose to have an abortion until a fetus becomes viable, based on the right to privacy contained in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (Viability means the ability to live outside the womb, which usually happens between 24 and 28 weeks after conception.)

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mdonald v chicago 2010 ruled that

the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government.

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new york times v us ruled

Court ruled that the US government had not met “the heavy burden of showing justification for the enforcement” of prior restraint.

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What is prior restraint?

A form of censorship that allows the government to review the content of printed materials and prevent their publication. [Think of gatekeeping]

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Da right of privacy was established and incorporated in which case?

Griswold v Connecticut 1965

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Roe v Wade established and incorporated a right 2 an abortion based off of da right of

privacy

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Which 2 cases deal w selective incorporation and how r they dif?

McDonald v Chicago - incorporated da right 2 bear arms

Gideon v Wainwright 1963 - ruled dat state govs have to provide u w an attorney if u can’t afford 1

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The Supreme court has limited civil rights in which cases?

Plessy V Ferguson (legalized segregation), Jim Crow laws, & Shaw v Reno

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Which cases deal w freedom of the press?

Tinker v Des Moines & NY times Co v U.S.

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The Sup court has expanded civil rights in which cases?

Brown v Board of education (overturned Plessy)

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What is a colorblind constitution?

a belief that the EPC bans any policy that makes racial distinctions, even if they’re intended 2 make minorities