SC Cases Flashcards
Review 14 Cases of SC
Miller v California
Ruled that obscenity was not protected by the First Amendment
Wisconson v yoder
– Amish cannot be held accountable to be educated past 8th grade level.
Engel v Vitale
Cannot have prayer at public school due to varying religions.
Citizens United v FEC
Funding for private newspapers is protected under the first amendment.
Griswold v Connecticut
First amendment protects use of birth control in families.
Mapp v Ohio
Fourth amendment protects use of illegally obtained evidence in court
Furman v Georiga
Death Penalty illegal
Schenck v US
Clear and Present Danger is not protected under the First amendment
Gitlow v New York
New York could prohibit violent efforts to overthrow the government under Criminal Anarchy Act
Tinker v DeMoines
Court ruled that schools could not hinder the 1st Amendment unless it interfered with teaching.
Texas v Johnson
Communist sympathizer burned flag of us. He was protected under the first amendment.
National Socialist Party v Skokie
Nazis paraded the streets. Supreme court ruled that no matter how much people don’t like them their beliefs are protected under first amendment.
McDonald v Chicago
Chicago made a gun ban, McDonald got around by extended the 14th amendment to the 2nd amendment.
Greg v Georgia
Ruled Death penalty legal
US v Lopez
Congress overstepped the boundaries of the Commerce Clause with the Gun-Free school zone act. Major case regarding the use of the commerce clause
