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Marbury v. Madison
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| Shows supreme court's power; Judicial Review |
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McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819) |
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| National Supremacy; Elastic clause; the sate is unable to tax federal insitutions |
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| "Commerce" becomes defined mainly as buying and selling gooods |
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
(1857) |
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| African Americans can not sue in federal court; slave owners can not be deprived "property" |
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| Polygamy is not a religious practice and not defended by the first amendment. |
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| The civil rights cases (1883) |
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| discrimination allowed in private systems; Jim Crow laws |
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| separate but equal lifestyles- discrimination continues |
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| Schenck v. United States (1919) |
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| Limited free soeech especially in wartime |
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| Gitlow v. New York (1925) |
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| Due Process clause- States cannot supress/revoke freedom of speech |
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| Korematsu v. United States (1944) |
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| Protection clause- Amendment 14; scrutiny tests are unconstitutional |
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Brown v. Board of Education
-1st (1954) |
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| School segregation is unconstitutional |
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Brown v. Board of Education
-2nd (1955) |
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| Ordered desegregation process at a realistic speed |
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| Illegaly obtained evidence is not legitimate |
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| School prayer was not a violation of the establishment clause |
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| Equal legislative representation in view of the state |
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| Abbington v. Schempp (1963) |
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| Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional |
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| Gideon v. Wainright (1963) |
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| Attorneys are appointed for you if you can't afford one |
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| Wesberry v. Sanders (1963) |
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| Equal representation on a national level |
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| New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) |
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| Proof of "malicious intent" must be presented to prosecute news outlets |
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| Griswald v. Connecticut (1965) |
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| Confirmed the right to privacy |
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| Miranda v. Arizona (1966) |
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| Established the custom of reading rights to a defendant |
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| Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) |
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| States would still have to teach evolution in public schools |
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| Students are allowed to protest in a civil manner |
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| Conducts a 3 part test to prove if the Establishment Clause is being violated or not |
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| New York Times v. The United States (1971) |
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| The government can not censor or stop a publication unless it poses a clear and presentt danger |
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| National abortion protocols are established |
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| Confirmed the president was not above the law |
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| Spending on your own campaign with legal personal funding is constitutional |
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| Capital punishment is constitutional |
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| Race may be a factor but can not be the factor for considering a candidate |
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| With reasonable suspicion, students can be searched. |
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| Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) |
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| Removed compulsory prayer from schools |
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| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1987) |
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| Student newspapers can be censored |
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| Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1987) |
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| Inappropriate or disruptive speech in school is not protected by the 1st Amendment |
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| FLag burning is constitutional |
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| Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) |
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| Greater expansion on the regulations concerning abortion |
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