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Essential Supreme Court Decisions

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Tinker v. Des Moinessymbolic speech including one's dress is protected.
Mapp v. Ohiothe exclusionary rule is incorparated upon the states
Gideon v. Wainwrightstates are required to provide needy defendants if jail time is the a possible penalty
Baker v Carrdistricts for elected state offices must have equal populations
U.C. Regents v. Bakkeuniversities may consider race as a factor in admissions, but not quotas were unconstitutional
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeierschools have the right to censor school sponsored newspapers
Escobedo v. Illinoiscriminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations if they are a suspect
Griswold v. Connecticutpeople have a right of privacy with-in their own house
New York Times v. the United Statesthe court upholds the governments right to prior restraint, but only in the case of a immediate, real threat to national security
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education I & IIfound that segragated schools are inherently unequal
Marbury v. Madisonthe Supreme Court has the right to use judicial review
Schenck v. the United Statesfreedom of speech is not protected if it presents a "clear and present" danger to people's safety
New York Times v. Sullivanestablished the actual malice standard requiring that the plaintiff in a defamation or libel case prove that the publisher of the statement in question knew that the statement was false or acted in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity
Engel v. Vitaleit is unconstitutional for a school to ask/suggest/offer public prayer.
New Jersey v. T.L.O.schools may search a student's property at school if they have any suspicion of illegal activity
Furman v. Georgiafound that up to this time (1972), the death penalty was more likely to be used on minorities, therefore making it violation of the equal protection clause
Miranda v. Arizonarequired police to inform a suspect of his constitutional rights before questioning one about a crime
Plessy v Fergusoncreated the separate, but equal doctrine
Lemon v Kurtzmancreated a test to see if government involvement was constitutional or not
Roe v. Wadeused the right of privacy to allow for abortions during the first trimester
Miller v. Californiafor a publiciton to be considered obscene, it must have no socially redeeming quality
Citizens United v. FECthe goverment cannot restrict an individual or a corporation's (group of people) right publish political advertising
McCullough v. Marylandupheld the supremecy clause and a broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause


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Franklin High School
Franklin, WI

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