Flashcards in More Court Cases Deck (29):
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Everson versus Board of Education
Reimbursing catholic schools for schools transportation doesn't violate the establishment clause because it secular it is just to help children plus families
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Lemon versus Kurtzman
Lemon test:
established secular purpose
no advancing or inhibiting any religion over another and no excessive government entanglement
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Engel v vitale
Prayer is a nondenominational schools cannot force people to stand there shouldn't be a prayer at all
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Zorach. V Clauson
New York City schools had a program where people could leave and go learn religious stuff at other places and this didn't interfere with establishment clause because encouraged free religion and didn't force anyone know public facilities were used
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Employment division versus Smith
Drug rehabilitation clinic members of Native American Church took spiritually illegal drugs in Oregon and were fired they couldn't get their jobs back but they could use drugs On American grounds free exercise
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Edwards versus Aguillard
Public schools try to make teachers teach evolution plus creationism which was considered unconstitutional and it broke the lemon test because there was more Christian than anything else
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Vernonia school v acton
Investigation that athletes were on drugs indicated random drug test which made them unable to participate
the schools act as parents for student safety and students chose to do this as they can get tested which is also called all voluntary action
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Gideon v wainwright
Arrested for rape and kidnapping the police didn't tell him his rights
Rights must be red or the confession or info is in admissible
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Miranda versus Arizona
Broke into a building arrested but couldn't afford attorney so they didn't have to give him a lawyer because not a capital crime
Everyone has the right to an attorney even if they can't afford it
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Goss versus Lopez
Nine kids in Ohio or suspended for protest and refused to hearing
Students must be given a hearing and noticed students are protected differently under due process
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Mapp versus Ohio
Women with obscene objects was asked to be searched and said no but policed kick down the door and took her stuff
Must get rid of evidence because it violated the rule to be safe in own home/property
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New Jersey versus TLO
Caught smoking plus purse with drugs and was accused plus suspended
Searches and seizures don't require probable cause or warrant because in school you only need reachable suspicion
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California versus Greenwood
Garbage cans are not protected under the fourth amendment and is considered legal search
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In re gault
Violated sixth amendment no attorney no notice to your parents can't just take you
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Reynolds versus US
Believe what you want but some practices may be illegal
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Griswold versus Connecticut
Try to make it illegal to use contraceptive which was considered unconstitutional because it violated due process privacy
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Dennis versus US
Join communist party and arrested because violent overthrow but was concerned unconstitutional because he wasn't inciting imminent lawless action
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National Socialist party versus Skokie
Nazis wanted to march for the super Jewish areas and they were allowed to you because of political speech
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Wisconsin versus Yoder
Amish parents refused to send their kids to school after eighth grade and court said they didn't have to because of free exercise clause
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Thompson versus Oklahoma
Kid murdered neighbors and was charged with death penalty (adult charge) considered unconstitutional because he was a minor
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West Virginia versus Barnett
Everyone had to salute the bow or else they get expelled forcing people to salute flag is unconstitutional and violates freedom of expression
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Bush versus Gore
State said it was a fair election and therefore could not recount
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Row versus Wade
Jane row challenged Texas pro-life abortion laws
Quartz agreed that this was against the ninth amendment which protects personal rights to privacy and the 14th amendment which says everyone has equal protection under due process
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Kelo v new London
The government can take land and give it to a private group but only if the goal is to promote the well-being of the public
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US versus Russell
An undercover officer cannot try to induce a person to commit a crime
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US versus Nixon
Private court said that Nixon had to share the tapes with the public because the president has to follow some form of due process and there is no executive privileges when it comes to criminal offenses or national security
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Jones versus Clinton
Paula Jones Sue's Bill Clinton for sexual-harassment. Supreme Court says the president has to answer to the lawsuit
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Wolf versus Colorado
Supreme Court says it legal evidence can be used in trial but it was later overturned by map versus Ohio and the exclusionary rule
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