Sarah’s Constitutional Quizlet 2 Flashcards
Texas v Johnson
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Johnson. The high court agreed that symbolic speech - no matter how offensive to some - is protected under the First Amendment.
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
the Supreme Court held that schools may restrict what is published in student newspapers
Tinker v Des Moines
By deciding that school officials cannot censor student speech unless it materially and substantially disrupts the educational process
Bethel v Fraser
(Firm Pants Case) Public schools have the right to discipline a student for giving a speech at a school assembly that is indecent, although not obscene.
New Jersey v TLO
The Court held that the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is not limited solely to the actions of law enforcement personnel. It also applies to the conduct of public school officials.
National Socialist Party v Skokie
The Nazi Nationalists won and the Supreme Court ruled that display of the swastika is a symbolic form of free speech entitled to First Amendment protections
Morse v Frederick
Bong Hits For Jesus) school officials had not violated a student’s First Amendment freedom of speech rights after suspending him for displaying, at a school event, a banner that was seen as promoting illegal drug use.
Moore vs Harper
In Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court will decide whether the North Carolina Supreme Court has the power to strike down the legislature’s illegally gerrymandered congressional map for violating the North Carolina Constitution. undecided yet
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation. The underlying case began in 1892 when Homer Plessy, a mixed-race man, deliberately boarded a “whites-only” train car in New Orleans. By boarding the whites-only car, Plessy violated Louisiana’s Separate Car Act of 1890, which required “equal, but separate” railroad accommodations for white and non-white passengers.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all.
Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard
Harvard College is a lawsuit spearheaded by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum that seeks to eradicate over 40 years of established legal precedent, which allows colleges to consider the race of highly-qualified applicants in admissions to promote the benefits of diverse learning environments.
Students for Fair Admissions vs UNC
Petitioner Students for Fair Admissions sued the University of North Carolina over its admissions process, alleging that the process violates the Fourteenth Amendment by using race as a factor in admissions
Masterpiece Cakeshop vs CCRC
Phillips (masterpieces owner) would design and bake a cake for opposite-sex couples, but not for same-sex couples, a form of discrimination that violated state law. The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the Commission’s ruling against Masterpiece Cakeshop. (No precedent set, left to 303 creative v Elenis)
303 Creative v Elenis
This case concerns a graphic design firm in Colorado, 303 Creative, that objects to creating wedding websites for same-sex couples due to the owner’s religious beliefs.
