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Significant US Supreme Court Cases
Identifies the names and outcomes of important US Supreme Court cases.
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Law
10th Grade
12/12/2010

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Marbury v. Madison
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Established Judicial Review, declared Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional.
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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National Government is supreme in conflict between national and state power.
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Congress regulates interstate commerce
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Person accused of a major crime has the right to an attorney.
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Miranda v. Arizona
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At the time of arrest suspects must be informed of their rights before questioning.
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Evidence obtained during an illegal search cannot be used.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Established the principle of separate but equal.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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Overturned Plessy, began school integration.
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Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Using busing to desegregate schools is OK.
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Korematsu v. U.S.
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Internment camps upheld, government can infringe on civil liberties for national securities.
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Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S.
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Prohibits racial discrimination, under the commerce clase.
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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Affirmative action cannot include quotas.
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Roe v. Wade
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Legalized abortion.
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Furman v. Georgia
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Death penalty is unconstitutional when it is not applied equally.
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Gregg v. Georgia
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Death penalty is not cruel and unusual if it is applied with procedures.
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Engel v. Vitale
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School prayer violates the establishment clause.
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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Students can wear symbolic speech to protest in school.
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
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Inappropriate school newspaper articles can be censored.
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New Jersey v. T.L.O.
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School has the right to search if it is "reasonable".
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Bethel School District v. Frasier
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Inappropriate school speech can be prohibited.
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Texas v. Johnson
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It is legal to burn the U.S. flag.
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