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Supreme Court Cases
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27
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12th Grade
04/11/2012

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Gitlow v. NY
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Incorporation doctrine supports 14th Amendment
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Roth v. US
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Obscenity is not protected by the 1st Amendment
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Brandenburg v. Ohio
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Government can only restrict speech if it directly advocates unlawful activity and is likely to produce such activity
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Miller v. California
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Community standards set obscenity benchmarks
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Lemon f. Kurtzman
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Public assistance to churches must follow guidelines
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Engel v. Vitale
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Prayer in schools is unconstitutional
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Near v. Minnesota
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No prior restraint to censor newspapers
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Schneck v. US
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Government can restrict inflammatory rhetoric
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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Public schools are limited on dress code actions
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Sternburg v. Stanford Daily
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NY Times v. Sullivan
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Prosecution must prove malice to have libel
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Texas v. Johnson
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Flag burning is symbolic speech
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Red Lion v. FCC
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Reno v. ACLU
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Internet is protected by 1st Amendment
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Exclusionary rule also mandatory for states
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Police must use proper questioning procedures
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Jacobsen v. US
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Entrapment is not allowed to coerce defendants
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Betts v. Brady
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Only Capital Punishment cases receive counsel
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Gregg v. Georgia
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Capital Punishment is severe, but not cruel
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McClesky v. Kemp
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Capital Punishment does not violate 14th Amendment's protection of minorities
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Griswold v. Connecticut
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Privacy issue concerning Birth Control
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Roe v. Wade
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States can only control certain trimesters of a pregnancy, otherwise abortions are legal
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Webster v. Reproductive Services
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States can control who performs abortions (state employees, etc.)
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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Abortions can be regulated by the state
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Cruzan v. Director Missouri
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Patients can refuse medical treatment, providing for "informed suicide"
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Rust v. Sullivan
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No federal funds for planned parenthood
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