A | B |
Mapp v. Ohio | evidence discovered without a warrant can be excluded from trial |
Engel v. Vitale | outlawed SCHOOL-sanctioned/approved prayer in school (even if it is voluntary) |
Reynolds v. US | religious practices are not protected if they are criminal (example: polygamy - having more than one wife) |
Miranda v. Arizona | requires police officers to remind suspects of right to remain silent (5th) and attorney (6th) |
Gideon v. Wainwright | requires states to provide an attorney to defendants who cannot afford one |
New York Times v. US | Nixon's gov't tried to stop the the publication of the Pentagon Papers - documents that would "endanger" national security (or embarrass him) - the SC said they could print |
Texas v. Johnson | ruled that flag-burning was PROTECTED as "symbolic" speech (without words) |
Tinker v. Des Moines | SC supported students' right to protest Vietnam war with black armbands (symbolic speech) |