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-1965
-Right to privacy was established although it isn’t explicitly stated in the Bill of Rights
-Connecticut had a law which prohibited the use of oral contraceptives |
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-1973
-Legalized first trimester abortions
-Struck down antiabortion laws in many states
-Involved the right of Privacy |
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-The Bill of Rights only applies to the federal government
-Involved a wealthy wharf owner in Baltimore harbor
-Cited the Fifth Amendment
-Some believe the decision was too broad |
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-1819
-Created the second national bank after the first one folded
-Deals with the dispersion of power between state and central government |
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-1966
-Under the Due Process of Law Clause
-Reversed plaintiff's kidnap and rape charges because he was not told he had the right to a lawyer |
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-1931
-Freedom of Press
-A Minnesota law that targeted “scandalous” and “malicious” newspapers was declared unconstitutional |
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| -An official school prayer is declared unconstitutional |
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-1919
-Freedom of speech is allowed unless it provides clear and present danger
-this ruling was later abused and limited as a result of the abuses |
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-Begins the reversal of Barron v. Baltimore
-This precedent led to the Supreme Court generally accepting that the Bill of Rights applies to state as well as federal government
-Also more clearly defined the “clear and present danger” test
-Dealt with Red Scare era |
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-1961
-Dealt with the exclusionary rule (4th Amendment)
- convictions of pornography law violations were overturned because the police entered her boarding house without a warrant |
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-1963
-claimed he was denied his request for free counsel
-Supreme Court cited a violation of the 14th Amendment
-Further extended Bill of Rights to state governments |
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| NY Times v. United States |
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-“Pentagon Papers Case”
-Nixon administration tried to prevent publication of information regarding U.S. activity during the Vietnam War
-The Court ruled that the papers could be published |
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-1964
-Established malice standard before press reports could be claimed as libel
-Allowed free reporting of civil rights campaigns in the United States |
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| -Supreme Court upheld the state of Washington’s decision to withdraw a publicly funded scholarship when the student decided to pursue religious studies |
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| Employment Division (Oregon) v. Smith |
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-1990
-States can fire employees for the use of Peyote
-States are not required to accommodate illegal religious practices, although they may do so if they choose |
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-1873
-Tested the newly passed 14th amendment
-Involved a dispute over a centralized slaughterhouse corporation in New Orleans
-The 14th Amendment does not protect the privileges and immunities of state citizenship, only national citizenship |
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-cannot give gov’t money to church things
-the lemon test |
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| - power to regulate interstate navigation was reserved to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. |
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| - was the first United States Supreme Court case since the Great Depression to set limits to Congress's power under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. |
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| Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority |
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