Flashcards in Landmark Cases Deck (43)
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
"Fighting words are not protected by the first amendment
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Collin v. Smith
The nazi party may march through a largely Jewish neighborhood
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McConnell v. Federal election commission
Upholds 2002 campaign finance reform law
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Miller v. California
Obscenity defined as appealing to prurient interests of an average person with materials that lack literary, artistic, political, or scientific value
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New York Times v. Sullivan
To libel a public figure, there must be "actual malice"
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Reno v. ACLU
A law that bans sending "indecent" material to minors over the Internet is unconstitutional because "indecent" is too vague and broad a term
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Schenck v. United States
Speech may be punished if it created a clear-and-present danger test of illegal acts
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Gitlow v. New York
Supreme Court says the first amendment applies to the states
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Palko v. Connecticut
Supreme Court states that states must observe all "fundamental" liberties
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Texas v. Johnson
There may not be a law to ban flag-burning
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Engel v. Vitale
There may not be a prayer, even a nondenominational one, in public schools
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Everson v. Board of Education
The wall-of-separation principle is announced
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Lee v. Weisman
Public schools may not have clergy lead prayers at graduation ceremonies
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Lemon v. Kurtzman
Three tests are described for deciding whether the government is improperly involved with teligion
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Santa Fe independent school district v. Doe
Students may of lead prayers before the start of a football game at a public school
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Zelman v. Simmons-Harris ?
Voucher plan to pay school bills is upheld
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Zorauch v. Clauson
States may allow students to be released from public schools to attend religious instruxtion
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Dickerson v. United States
The Mapp decision is based to the constitution and it cannot e altered by congress passing a law.
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Gideon v. Wainwright
Persons charged with a crime have a right to an Attorney even if they cannot afford lbe
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Mapp v. Ohio
Evidence illegally gathered by the police may not be used in a criminal trial
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Miranda v. Arizona
Court describes ruling that police must give to arrested persons
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Rasul v. Bush
Terrorist detainees must have access to a neutral court to decide if they are legally hekd
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United States v. Leon
Illegally obtained evidence may be used in a trial if it was gathered in good faith without violating the principles of the Mapp decision
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What are civil liberties?
Protections from the Avis's of government power by all americans
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What are civil rights?
Protections for discrimination based on race, gender, or other minority status
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Barron v. Baltimore
The bill of rights restricted the national government but not the state governments
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Gitlow v. New York
State limits on speech and the press could not exceed the limits allowed the national government.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Uphel separate-but equal facilities for white and black people on railroad cars
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Brown v. Board of education
Separate public schools are inherently unequal, thus starting racial desegregation
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