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Supreme Court Cases
| Definition of Case | Case: | Ruling: |
|---|---|---|
| ____________ was seen near the scene of a break in, but did not commit it. He was not allowed an attorney and had to represent himself, and was found guilty. He filed Habeas Corpus, and was denied, before appealing to the Supreme Court. He got a retrial. | Gideon vs. Wainwright | 6-3 Ruled that Executive Order 9066 WAS constitutional |
| _________________ was arrested in his home for kidnapping and rape. However, he wasn’t informed about his 5th amendment rights prior to the arrest. He was found guilty of both charges | Miranda vs. Arizona | The government needs to notify arrested individuals of their 5th Amendment rights before police questioning. |
| Officers showed up at ________'s house, demanding to search her home because they suspected a bomber was hiding out in her home. She demanded they get a search warrant, the police returned with a paper they claimed to be a search warrant. | Mapp vs Ohio | The supreme court ruled that the books and pictures found in her home could not be used against her in court because her 4th amendment rights had been violated. |
| A group of siblings decided to wear black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The school made a policy stating that people with wristbands would be banned. The parents took it to court, and argued the children’s 1st amend. had been violated. | Tinker vs. Des Moines | Ruled that the armbands could disrupt learning, the students appealed and eventually went to the supreme court and they ruled 7-2 for the Tinker siblings “You have the 1st amendment in school as long as it’s NOT disruptive.” |
| ______________ delivered a speech to high school students nominated a student for the school’s student government. The school claimed that it contained vulgar, obscene, and lewd language. | Bethel school vs. Fraser | In the district and Appeals court frase won. The supreme court stated that the speech did violate school rules but the rules were vague so he didn’t know what the consequences would be. |
| _______ was watching the Olympic Torch runner run in the streets. He wanted attention, and held up a sign “bong hits for Jesus.” He refused to put it away, and was given 10 days of detention from Principal _____. He decided to sue the school and _____. | Morse vs. Frederick | The appeals courts ruled that Frederick was not as vulgar as Frase, and the Supreme Court ruled that 5-4 in favor of the school district. |
| ________ didn’t agree with the fact that there was a voluntary prayer that some people said at the beginning of every day. | Engel vs. Vitale | The supreme court ruled that it was unconstitutional because it is was encouraging public schools to recite a prayer that didn’t align with everyone’s beliefs. |
| In 1988, students made 2 articles one about teen pregnancy and another one was about divorce. Names were changes but the principal didn’t think that it would be enough to protect their identity. The principal prohibited these articles from being used. | Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | The supreme court ruled 5-3 tht the principal didn’t violate the student’s right. Being the article was produced by the school the school had the right to prohibit it. |
| A man burned the American flag outside of a convention center in 1984, to protest Ronald Reagan. He was arrested for vandalization. | Texas v Johnson | It was ruled that it is legal to burn the flag. The majority noted that the 1st amendment had to permit free speech even if people disagree or find the message offensive. |
| A man named _________ applied to the University of California he had good grades, and good recommendations, he was rejected 2 years in a row because there were 16 spots set aside for minorities. He sued for reverse discrimination. | California vs. Bakke | The supreme court ruled that this violated his 14th amendment rights, the ruling also said that affirmation was legal |
| _______ filed a lawsuit against the school board in Topeka, KS. His daughter had not been allowed to attend an all white school as she was African American. The district court sided with the school board, but then was taken to the supreme court. | Brown vs. Board | The ruling was unanimous and stated that denying the child access to the school solely because of her skin color was unconstitutional. |
| Single woman,________ wanted to have an abortion but Texas’ laws only allowed abortion to happen if it was to save the mother’s life. | Roe vs. Wade | The supreme court decided that that the government cannot come into personal choice. They ruled 7-2 in favor of legalizing abortion. |
| In 2000, neither candidate of the election, ___ and ____, had won enough votes to be president. FL was the deciding state, and there was a back and forth due to a recount on the FL votes, as in FL, within a certain number of votes a recount can be done. | Bush vs. Gore | The Supreme Court was to settle the recount and decide the winner. Bush won. |
| _______ was caught robbing a house and tried to flee, when he ran away he tripped and accidentally murdered the resident of the house that had caught him. He was caught and charged with the death penalty. | Furman vs. Georgia | The supreme court ruled 5-4 in favor of Furman and they agreed that the death penalty was a cruel and unusual punishment for this case. |
| _______ was found guilty for robbery and killing two people. He sued for cruel and unusual punishment, but also mentioned “excessive fines” and bail. | Gregg V Georgia | The court ruled the death penalty did not violate the amendments Gregg mentioned, and that it depends on circumstances. |
| North Carolina was trying to change the bussing routes to get more diversity in their schools being other states were making integrated schools. | Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg board of Ed. | The Supreme court ruled unanimously that they were allowed by the constitution to implement new bussing routes and make more integrated schools. |
| Two girls were found smoking in a high school bathroom. One girl's purse was searched and marijuana, rolling paper, and a list of people who owed her money were found. She believed the search was illegal and the items should not be used as evidence. | New Jersey vs. T.L.O | The Supreme Court believed the search was unconstitutional. But, schools may search belongings without a warrant if circumstances provide probable cause. |
| Is same sex marriage legal? | Obergefell vs. Hoggins | 5-4 they said that the 14th amendment protected same-sex marriage. |
| ________ was a motel in Georgia who’s owner did not want to serve black customers. He claimed the Civil Rights Act violated his rights. The U.S. argued that the 13th amendment applied to slavery, not the motel owners unwillingness to serve black people. | Heart of Atlanta motel v United States | The Supreme Court sided with the U.S. and the motel was made to serve people of all ethnicities. |
| Established judicial review— allowing for the court to rule on whether or not a law is allowed by the U.S. Constitution. An extension of the powers listed in Article III. | Marbury v Madison | by announcing that the law which gave the Court jurisdiction in this case was unconstitutional. |
| Executive order of 9066 was questioned on it’s constitutionality. Followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor ___________ knowingly disobeyed the order of 9066, which required Japanese Americans to live in internment camps. | Korematsu vs. United States | the Constitution required the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves |
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