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| Bill of Rights does not apply to the states |
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| Mormon wanted to marry multiple times, court ruled illegal (1st amend) |
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| leaflets mailed opposing draft not legal during wartime - clear and present danger (1st amend) |
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| 14th amend gives freedom of speech, but violent overthrow of gov't through communist pamphlets illegal (1st amend) |
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| gov't cannot restrict nor censor speech - Minnesota not allowed to censor scandalous newspaper not legal (1st amend) |
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| death sentence conviction unconstitutional without the option of counsel assistance (14th amend) |
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| due process- not illegal to organize and speak at communist party meetings (14th amend) |
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| Jahovah's marched without permit - supreme court ruled illegal w/o permit (1st amend) |
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| exclusion order leading to Jap. Am. constitutional - he argued it violated 5th amend |
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| Everson v. Board of Education |
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| tax payer said that giving reimbursement to parents of private schools = unconstitutional. S.C. found NJ law was okay (1st amend) |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| segregation of students in public schools violates equal protection clause of 14th amend. dis. court of Kansas reversed |
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| Roth convicted of sending obscene ads - court said obscenity not protected in 1st amend |
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| Mapp had house searched without warrant - S.C. rules state couldn't use evidence gained by search (exclusionary rule) (4th/1st amend) |
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| establishment clause - govt directed prayer in public schools violates establishment clause of 1st amend |
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| Abbington Township v. Schemp |
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| organized bible reading in pub. schools in U.S. unconstitutional (1st/14th amend) |
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| due process clause - florida law stated that ppl only got counsel in certain cases. After Gideon accused of robbing and not got counsel - court ruled that 6th amend gave right to counsel |
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| Miranda arrested, attorney not allowed to see her, Court ruled that suspects about to be interrogated must be read rights and right to an attorney (5 &14) |
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| Tinker v Des Moines School District |
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| Tinker wore armband to protest vietnam war, school made policy banning to do so, suspended. Court rules armband ok b/c didnt disrupt school.((1) |
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| Nixon forces times to suspend puplication, court rules must be grave danger to do so.(1) |
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| courts ruled Pennsylvanias allowing of reimbursment of nonpublic schools for teachers salaries who taught secular material violated 1st |
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| reporter asked to tell sources b/c were confidential in court, court rules reporters dont have privilege to withhold info during gov invest. ( 1) |
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| Amish students stop attending school after 8th b/c of religious beliefs-attendance policy ruled unconstitutional- right to religious upbringing violated.(1) |
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| roe wants abortion, not allowed in texas, went to sc, deemed abortion a fundamental right (14) |
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| miller owns mail order business w. sexually explicit material court ruled obscene material not protected by 1st |
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| Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke |
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| Bakke, white male applys to USC but was rejected though minorities w lower academic scores accepted, court rules race only could be one of the factors used by admissions. (14) |
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| principal deleted inappropriate material from high school newspaper, court say school officials may impose limits (1) |
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| Johnson in demonstration sets flag on fire, court rules protected under the 1st |
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| Webster v reproduction health |
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| missouri law- illegal for stand funds to perform abortions, court approved law which also allowed states to legislate in area previously forbidden (14) |
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| native americans fired for using peyote- part of religion, nemployment benefits denied by court |
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| court ruled us citizen enemy combatants have a right to challenge their detainment. (5) |
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| (2) held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for private use in federal enclaves. |
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| terrorism suspects held at guantanamo bay have constitutional rights to challenge their detention. |
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| citizens united v. federal election commission |
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| citizens want to run tv commercial to promote movie- prohibitted, court rules corporate funding of pub broadcasts cant be limited under 1st. |
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