(1987) Upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty against charges that it violated the Fourteenth Amendment because minority defendants were more likely to receive the death penalty than White defendants.
New York Times v. US
(1971) Libel case-writer did it with intent to defame-knew it was false-wrote it with malicious intent. Public officials/figures have less privacy rights.
Reed v. Reed
(1973) In a unanimous decision, the Court held that the law's dissimilar treatment of men and women was unconstitutional.
Branzburg v. Hayes
(1972) Ruled against a special First Amendment privilege that would allow the press to refuse to answer grand jury questions concerning news sources.
Schenck v. US
(1919) Case involving limits on free speech. Established the "clear and present danger" principle.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
(1954) Unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Marbury v. Madison
(1803) Established the principle of judicial review
Engel v. Vitale
(1962) Mandatory prayer in schools is a violation of the establishment clause.
US v. O'Brien
(1968) Criminal prohibition against burning a draft card did not violate the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech
