Court Cases Flashcards
Tinker v. Des Moines
1st amendment: symbolic speech
Tinker won
schools can’t censor school speech unless it interferes with learning
Board of Ed. v. Earls
the drug test one where the school was just drug testing everybody for no reason
4th amendment: unreasonable searches and seizures
5-4: schools can drug test students whenever even without suspicion
Lemon v. Kurtzman
lemon sour cuz taxes going towards reglious private schools
1st amendment: establishment clause
Lemon won, now we have the Lemon test
Bethel v. Fraser
Fraser funny suggestive speech —> suspended
1st amendment: freedom of speech
Fraser lost :(, schools can now limit speech that is lewd/vulgar
Morse v. Frederick
“bong hits 4 jesus!” one
Frederick lost and the school (pricipal Morse) won 5-4
1st amendment: freedom of speech
schools can now limit student expression/speech in relation to illegal drugs
Hazelwood BOE v. Kuhlmeier
teen pregnancy & divorce topic in the student paper –> got taken down
1st amendment: freedom of press
public schools can censor student press if they have a legit reason
Gregg v. GA
Gregg murdered a bunch of people as a hitchhiker & got the death penalty
8th amendment: cruel & unsual punishments
The Death Penalty is constitutional and legal, as long as it’s used appropriately for the right crimes and after proper investigation
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon gets a lawyerrrrrrrrrr
6th amendment: right to counsel
Unanimously won (9-0)
All defendants will get a lawyer no matter the case & whether or not they can afford it
NJ v. TLO
TLO got her purse searched w/out a warrant in the school bathroom
4th amendment: need a warrant to search
TLO lost, schools can do warrantless searches with probable cause
Mapp v. Ohio
Dolly Mapp - fake warrant one
4th amendment: exclusionary rule
Mapp won, the exclusionary rule extends for ALL cases no matter the caliber of the investigation
In re Gault
we know this one, Gault lost 5-4, due process was indeed followed
5th amendment: Due Process
Due Process applies to minors just as much as it does to adults
Roper v. Simmons
Simmons murdered at the age of 17
8th amendment: excessive/cruel/unusual punishment
Simmons won 5-4, no Death Penalty for all minors
Thompson v. Oklahoma
William Wayne killed Charles as a 15 yr old
8th amendment: excessive/cruel/unusual punishment
Wayne won, no death penalty for 15 year olds (anyone under 16)
D.O.C v. Heller
Dick Anthony Heller - gun dude
Heller won with 5-4
2nd Amendment: right to bear arms (“militia” part specifically)
Right to bear arms extends to individuals for personal (legal still) use
Miranda v. Arizona
Ernesto Miranda didn’t know his rights & confessed to everything
5th Amendment: self incrimination
Miranda won 5-4: now we have Miranda rights that must be read aloud
