1. Supreme Court Case Review for Chapters 4-5 Test on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights

2. 1987 SCOTUS Decision that upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty against charges that it violated the 14th Amendment because minority defendants were more likely to receive the death penalty than white defendants.
McClesky v. Kemp

3. Adarand Constructors v. Pena
1995 SCOTUS decision holding that federal programs that classify people by race, even for an ostensibly benign purpose like expanding opportunities for minorities, should be presumed to be unconstitutional.
Adarand Constructors v. Pena

4. Non-Verbal speech such as burning a flag (1989 Texas v
Non-Verbal speech such as burning a flag (1989 Texas v. Johnson) or wearing an armband (1969 Tinker v. Des Moines). The Supreme Court has ruled that such speech is protected by the 1st Amendment.
Symbolic Speech

5. Being a witness against yourself
Being a witness against yourself. The 5th Amendment prohibits involuntary self-incrimination.
Self-Incrimination

6. Brown v. Board of Education
1954 SCOTUS decision holding that school segregation is inherently unconstitutional because it violates the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection. This case outlawed segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education

7. 1857 SCOTUS decision ruling that a slave who had escaped to a free state enjoyed no rights as a citizen and that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in the territories.
Dred Scott v. Sanford

8. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
1978 SCOTUS decision holding that a state university may weigh race or ethnic background as one element in admissions, but may not set aside places for members of particular racial groups (no quotas).
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

9. Which Landmark SCOTUS Case involved the Establishment Clause and eliminated school prayer?
Engle vs. Vitale, 1962

10. 1971 landmark SCOTUS case in which the court for the first time upheld a claim of gender discrimination.
Reed v. Reed

11. Which Landmark SCOTUS Case ruled that the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states?
Barron vs. Baltimore, 1833

12. 1954 SCOTUS case that extended protection against discrimination against Hispanics. It ruled that excluding Hispanics from jury duty unreasonably singled out a group for discriminatory treatment. This helped with impartiality of juries.
Hernandez v. Texas

13. 1896 SCOTUS decision that provided a constitutional justification for segregation by ruling that a Louisiana requiring “equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races was constitutional.
Plessy V. Ferguson

14. Women gain right to an abortion in 1st trimester.
Roe v. Wade, 1973

15. If tax $ are used to fund private/religious schools, they must: 1
If tax $ are used to fund private/religious schools, they must: 1. Must have a secular legislative purpose - clear 2. Cannot advance or inhibit religion - clear 3. Cannot foster an excessive government entanglement with religion – vague
Lemon vs. Kurtzman, 1971

16. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe 2000
Overturned Texas law allowing high school students to read a prayer at athletic events such as football games
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe 2000

17. Abington School District v. Schempp - 1963
Struck down Pennsylvania law requiring the reading of a bible passage at the beginning of each day.
Abington School District v. Schempp

18. Reynolds v. United States 1878
Upheld federal law prohibiting polygamy even though Reynolds, a Mormon from Utah, claimed that the law limited his religious freedom.
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Reynolds v. United States 1878

19. Wisconsin could not require Amish parents to send their children to public school beyond 8th grade because it would violate long held religious beliefs
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1972

20. The Supreme Court recognized the freedom of the press rejecting prior restraints on publication. Prior restraint is suppression of publication on the grounds that it might be libelous or harmful.
Near v. Minnesota, 1931

21. This was the first SCOTUS case to apply any part of the Bill of Rights to the states, holding that freedoms of press and speech are “fundamental person rights and liberties protected by the due process clause of the 14th Amendment from impairment by the states” as well as by the federal government.
Gitlow v. New York, 1925

22. Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965
The Constitution implies a right to privacy in matters of contraception between married people. Though it doesn’t explicitly protect a general right to privacy, various guarantees within the BOR create penumbras, or zones, establishing a right to privacy. Together, the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 9th Amendments, create a new constitutional right, the right to privacy in marital relations.
Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965

23. Applied the 6th Amendment right to counsel (lawyer) to the states.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963

24. Applied the 4th Amendment right against illegal search and seizure to the states.
Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

25. Supreme Court held that distribution of obscene materials did not enjoy First Amendment protection.
Miller v. California, 1973