Cases 2 Flashcards
US v. Nixon
Executive Privilege - No EP when interfering with criminal investigations.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Commerce Clause (Federal government can regulate domestic trading) - NJ v NY in the Hudson river the federal government settled the dispute.
Santa Fe ISD v. Doe
Supreme Court prohibited school policy permitting student led prayer at high school football games
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
The Court ruled that laws banning animal sacrifice were unconstitutional because they targeted the Santeria religion
Gitlow v. New York
Gitlow was communist and convicted in NY of criminal anarchy. Appeals to the Supreme Court saying that his free speech right was violated. Supreme Court upholds conviction BUT states have to extend free speech (first case to use process of incorporation to extend civil liberties to the states
Miller v. California
1st amendment (Obscenity) - This expanded the 1st amendment because it created Miller Test. Which declared what was obscene and what was not.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
1st amendment (School Newspaper) - This restricted the first amendment because it allowed school to control what went on school newspapers.
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
The Court ruled that the historic private groups could exclude gas from serving as leaders because a private group has the right to set its own moral code
Reed v. Reed
Turned the tide in terms of constitutional litigation, ruling that the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment prohibited unreasonable classifications based on sex
Regents of U of California v. Bake
University’s rejection of a white student was illegal bc the use of strict affirmative action quotas was inappropriate
Gratz v. Bollinger
affirmative action case; a point system for admission in which points were given for race was ruled unconstitutional; too much like a quota system; upheld Bakke case
New Jersey v. T. L. O.
less strict standard of “reasonable search” in schools so the principal had the right to search the student’s bag
Heart of Atlanta v. US
places of public accommodation had no “right” to select guests as they saw fit, free from governmental regulation
