| A | B |
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| Ross v US | • During a search by police, the scope (or area) of the search is defined by the item sought (looked for) |
| Mapp v Ohio | • Exclusionary rule – evidence seized illegal cannot be presented in court |
| T.L.O. v New Jersey | • Exclusionary rule does not apply to students in public school. |
| Plessy v Ferguson | • Created the “separate but equal” doctrine, legalizing segregation. |
| Brown v Board of Education | • Overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine, saying segregation was not equal. |
| US v Nixon | • The president is not above the law; he cannot claim executive privilege and withhold evidence in a criminal investigation |
| Tinker v Des Moines | • Freedom of expression (armbands protesting Vietnam war) in public school is protected by freedom of speech |
| Ogden v Gibbons | • Congress regulates trade between states |
| McCulloch v Maryland | • Congress can create a national bank, a power implied in the elastic clause |
| Marbury v Madison | • Established judicial review – Supreme Court can review laws and actions and declare them unconstitutional |
| Miranda v Arizona | • Accused has the right to remain silent and have an attorney |
| Scott v Sanford | • Africans born in the U.S. (slaves) are not citizens; upheld slavery; states determine slavery, Congress cannot regulate slavery. |
| Roe v Wade | legalized a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy |
