New York Times v. US

(1971)

Issue: The New York Times wanted to publish classified Pentagon papers and Richard Nixon suspened the publication.

Impact: The news can publish classified classified as long it does not present a "grave and irreparable" danger to the safety of the US.

Schenck v. US

(1918)

Issue: Charles Schenck produced materials against the draft during WWI.

Impact: It is illegal to express the freedom of speech against the draft during a war. 

Brandenburg v. Ohio

(1969)

Issue: Clarence Brandenburg was arrested for a speech against blacks and Jews.

Impact: Inflammatory speech is constitutional as long as it does not incite acts of violence.

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

(1988)

Issue: A school newspaper wanted to publish two articles about teen pregnancy and divorce but the principal refused these articles from get in the paper.

Impact: Students have the same freedom of speech power as adults do as long as the articles do not interupt the education process.

Mapp v. Ohio

(1961)

Issue: Dollree Mapp was charged with child pornography and her house was searched without a warrent for that charge.

Impact: Your property can not be searched without a search warrant.

Korematsu v US

(1944)

Issue: Japanese Americans were placed in relocation camps during WWII reguardless of the citizenship.

Impact: The government has special powers during war time.

Engle v. Vitale

(1962)

Issue: State officals wrote a prayer that was to be read by the schools and it offended some other religious beliefs.

Impact: State officals cannot compose a offical school prayer and cannot encourage it to be recited at school.

Gitlow v. NY

(1925)

Issue: Benjamin Gitlow was arrested for publishing a work against the government.

Impact: The Fourteenth Amendment prohibited states from infringing free speech.

Tinker v. Des Moines

(1969)

Issue: Students wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War and were suspended because of they were protesting.

Impact: Students can do a silent protest as long as it does not interupt the education process.

Texas v. Johnson

(1989)

Issue: Gregory Johnson was arrested for burning an American flag.

Impact: Burning an American is a protected freedom of speech under the First Amendment.

Reed v. Reed

(1971)

Issue: The Reed family seperated and there was fight over who has the right to keep the properity.

Impact: Adiministrators of the estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexs.

Escobedo v. Illinois

(1964)

Issue: A person was arrested without a warrant and was interogated.

Impact: Every peson has the right to counsel during police investigations.

Miranda v. Arizona

(1966)

Issue: Ernesto Miranda was not read his rights after he was charged of his crime.

Impact: After being commited of a crime, you must be read your rights.

Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg School

(1970)

Issue: The school system was busing children to promote interagtion.

Impact: Bussing to promote interagtion is considered legal.

Casey Decision

(1992)