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04/29/2008

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DEFINITION
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Schenck v U.S.
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1919- limit freedom of speech only if "clear and present danger"
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Gitlow v NY
Definition
"1925-first amendment to selectively incorporate part of the bill of rights to the states.
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Chaplinksy v New Hampshire
Definition
1942- fighting words are not protected speech
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Dennis v U.S.
Definition
1951- can limit free speech even if it does not directly lead to action. Upheld Smith Act (made it a crime to support communist organization)
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Tinker v Des Moines
Definition
"1969- public school students do not ""shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door""
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Brandenburg v Ohio
Definition
1969- protected inflammatory speech unless it leads to imminent lawless action
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Texas v Johnson
Definition
1989- burning American flag was protected symbolic speech and struck down numberous anti-flag burning laws
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U.S. v Eichmann
Definition
1990- invalidated federal government's 1989 Flag Protection Act as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech
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Miller v California
Definition
"1973- established three part obscenity test
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Near v Minnesota
Definition
1931- state injunctions to prevent publication violate the free press provision of first amendment and are unconstitutional. Selectively incorporated freedom of the press and prevents prior restraint
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NY Times v Sullivan
Definition
1964- not libel if newspaper believes something to be true at the time of publication
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NY Times v US
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1971- executive efforts to prevent publication violated the first amendment were forbidden
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Hazelwood School v Kuhlmeier
Definition
1988- school officials have sweeping authority to regulate free speech in student run newspapers
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DeJonge v Oregon
Definition
1937- peaceable assembly for lawful discussion cannot be made a crime. Selectively incorporates freedom of assembly
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Thornhill v Alabama
Definition
strikes are protected by freedom to assembly
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Grayned v City of Rockford
Definition
demonstrations near schools that disrupted classes could legally be banned
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Cox v New Hampshire
Definition
cities and towns can legitimately require parade permits in the interest of public order
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Lloyd Corporation v Tanner
Definition
allowed owners of private spaces to throw out protesters
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Boy Scouts of America v Dale
Definition
Private organizations are allowed to choose their own membership and expel members based on their sexual orientation even if such discrimination would otherwise be prohibited
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Engel v Vitale
Definition
prohibited state sponsored prayer in public schools
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Abington School District v Schempp
Definition
Forbids state mandated reading of the bible or recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools
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Epperson v Arkansas
Definition
Prohibited states from banning the teachings of evolution in public schools
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Lemon v Kurtzman
Definition
"Lemon Test- in order for states to give money to religious schools or causes it must:
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Wisconsin v Yoder
Definition
Parents may remove children from public schools for religious reasons
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Weeks v U.S.
Definition
established the exclusionary rule
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Olmstead v U.S.
Definition
allowed unlimited federal wiretapping of the nation's phones
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Powell v Alabama
Definition
states must provide counsel in cases involving the death penalty to those who can't afford it
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Betts v Brady
Definition
overruled Powell and established that states did not have to provide lawyers to those who cannot afford it
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Mapp v Ohio
Definition
extended the Exclusionary rule to states
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Gideon v Wainwright
Definition
overruled Betts v Brady. States must provide attorney to anyone who cannot afford one
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Escobedo v Illinois
Definition
any defendent who asked for a lawyer had to have one granted. Any confession garnered after that point would be inadmissible
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Miranda v Arizona
Definition
All defendents must be informed of their rights
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Katz v U.S.
Definition
warrants were in fact required to listen in on phone conversations
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Oregon v Elstad
Definition
If someone confesses before he is read their rights, the confession is still admissible.
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Furman v Georgia
Definition
ordered a halt to all death penalty punishments because its imposition was often racist and arbitrary
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Woodson v NC
Definition
even if the death penalty is made the mandatory punishment for some crimes it is still unconstitutional
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Gregg v Georgia
Definition
under adequate guidelines the death penalty was allowable
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Atkins v Virginia
Definition
forbade execution of defendants who are mentally retarded
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Griswold v Connecticut
Definition
Americans have a right to privacy
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Roe v Wade
Definition
Laws banning abortions were unconstitutional because they infringed on a woman's right to privacy
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Webster v Reproductive Health Services
Definition
States have some power to regulate abortion
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Planned Parenthood v Casey
Definition
states can regulare abortion but not if it imposes an "undue burden" upon the women
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Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc v US
Definition
places of public accommodation are prohibited from discriminating against blacks
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Regents of University of California v Bakke
Definition
quotas requiring a certain percentage of minorities violated the 14th amendment. Race based affirmative action was permissible so long as it was in the service of creating greater diversity
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Katzenbach v McClung
Definition
Used the power of Congress to regulate commerce to extend anti-discriminatory laws of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to virtually all businesses
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Lawrence v Texas
Definition
Laws prohibiting gays from engaging in sexual activities infringed on people's rights to privacy
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McCulloch v Maryaldn
Definition
Federal government was superior to state government
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South Dakota v Dole
Definition
federal governments mandate of the 21 year old drinking age by withholding federal highway funds from all states that did not comply was constitutional
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Dartmout College v Woodward
Definition
Constitution protects contracts between private parties from legislation
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Barron v Baltimore
Definition
Held that the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states
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US v Nixon
Definition
Executive privilege existed but was forbidden in usage in criminal cases
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Korematsu v US
Definition
Federal government's interment of Japanese citizens was constitution due to executive order
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Clinton v NY
Definition
Presidential use of line-item veto was unconstitutional
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