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1
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evidence seized unlawfully could not be used in trials for state courts; incorporation

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Mapp v. Ohio

2
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court articulated a clear theory of incorporation

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Gitlow v. New York

3
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state prevention of abortion violates right to privacy

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Griswold v. Connecticut

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court ruled that the Jehovah’s witnesses WERE REQUIRED to solute the flag.

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West Virginia v. Barnett

5
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police must inform criminals of their right to remain silent and access to a lawyer to help prevent self incrimination

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Miranda v. Arizona

6
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court incorporated 6th amendment right to counsel; poor people who couldn’t afford counsel had to be retried/repealed

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Gideon v. Wainwright

7
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right to privacy did include abortion

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Roe v. Wade

8
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separate but equal is fair

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Plessy v. Ferguson

9
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no more all-white primaries in texas and other states (Democrats); landmark case in regards to voting rights and racial desegregation

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Smith v. Allwright

10
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separate is not equal in education; catalyst for civil rights movement

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Brown v. Board of Education

11
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all state legislative districts need to be as near equal as possible.

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Baker v. Carr

12
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“one person one vote” in drawing congressional districts

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Wesbury v. Sanders