Supreme Court Case Project

Ruled that you must be read your rights when getting arrested so you do not self-incriminate

Burning the American flag is protected symbolic speech

Ruled that student-athletes cannot be restricted to non-cash compensation (they can be paid)

Ruled that private businesses can withhold contraception as part of their health insurance plans

Allowed the National Bank & supported the federal gov over states using the Necessary and Proper Clause (implied powers)

Ruled that polygamy is not protected by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment

Ruled that mandated vaccinations and/or weekly testing for businesses with more than 100 employees was unconstitutional

Ruled that wearing black armbands at school to protest Vietnam War is protected symbolic speech

Ruled that "separate yet equal" is constitutional

Ruled that sterilization by the government was authorized by the Constitution

Made abortion legal (in the 1st trimester) through the implied right to privacy

Ruled that literature urging citizens to dodge draft is illegal because it presents a "clear and present danger"

Ruled that death penalty was constitutional because it is not a violation of the 8th amendment

Clear and Present Danger

Ruled that school-sponsored prayer was unconstitutional (1st)

Ruled that schools cannot used race-based admissions as part of the acceptance process

Ruled that the President has absolute immunity for official actions, but limited immunity for personal actions

Established Judicial Review

Forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps during time of war is constitutional...

Ruled that states have the right to limit abortion, including the right to limit abortion before a fetus is "viable"

Ruled that everyone is provided an attorney (even felony defendants)

U.S. Government cannot practice prior restraint in regards to the Pentagon Papers

Ruled that sexual harassment leading to noneconomic injury was still prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Separate yet equal

Ruled that "separate yet equal" (segregation) was unconstitutional in public facilities

Judicial Review

Federal Government is not allowed to use the commerce clause to regulate guns on school grounds...

Amish

Mormons

Used the "exclusionary rule" because police confiscated obscene material without a warrant

Students' 1st Amendment rights are limited in the school setting in regards to a student newspaper

Saving spots/quotas for racial minorities during the college admissions process is illegal

Ruled that businesses must make reasonable accomodations for workers to practice their religion

Created the "religion test" to determine if government money can go to religious schools (1st Amendment)

Determined that same sex marriages are legal in all 50 states

Ruled that drug use is NOT protected under the free exercise clause of the 1st amendment

Federal government can use commerce clause to ban segregation in private businesses

Ruled that evidence can be thrown out due to the exclusionary rule

Ruled that off-campus speech that does not disrupt the educational process at school cannot be restricted

Interracial Marriage

Ruled that Washington D.C.'s law banning handguns was unconstitutional

Exclusionary Rule

Ruled that a state law forcing kids to attend school until 16 is violation of Amish's First Amendment rights

Established a new "obscenity test" based on artistic or literary value

Ruled that the Ninth Amendment allows marital privacy in regards to contraceptives