Dred Scott v Sandford - 1857

Ruled that freedoms granted to US Cisitznes did not apply to slaves

Plessy v Ferguson - 1896 - Segregation in modern society

Establish that seperate facilities can be made if created equally

Obergefel v Hodges - 2015 - Same-sex couples - legal, or not?

Ruled same-sex marriage legal in all US states, territories and other areas

Gideon v Wainwright - 1963

Ruled that providing counsel (6th Amdt) applies to Fed and State cases

Miranda v Arizona - 1966 - Right to Counsel

Statements are only admissible if a person is offerd their right to counsel

New York Times Co v Sullivan - 1964 - Protection from officials/candidates???

Newpapers can't be liable for defamation unless "actual malice" is proven

Brown v Board of Education of Topeka 1954

Declared serarate is not equal and rules to end the practice

Planned Parenthood v Casey - 1992 - Keep abortion??

Created "undue burden" standard and overturned Roe rtrimester rule

Ozawa v USA - 1922 - Ozawa was denied naturalization because:

NatAct of 1906 only covered "free whites and people of African descent..."

Gratz v Bollinger - 2003 - Affirmitive Action classification in education

Class points skewed individual assessments and were found unconstitutional

Engel v Vitale - 1962 - Establishment Clause (again)

Ruled that government written school prayers are unconstitutional

Upheld FL Sec of State vote count under Equal Protection Clause

Common Law is a type of law that is derived by:

Judicial decisions instead of legal statutes

Lochner v New York - 1905 - "freedom of contract"

Gave people the rights to work as many hours as they are able

Everson v Board of Education - 1947 - Establishemnt of Religion Federal vs State situations

Used the "establishment clause" against the states supporting religion

Roe v Wade - 1973 - "Right to Choose"

Offered women the right to privacy and make an informed choice about births

Loving v Virginia - 1967 - One Drop of Blood Clause

Struck down all lower laws preventing miscegenation

Legal Dismissal "with prejudice" means...

States a case dismissed with prejudice is permanent

Korematsu v United States - 1944 - Kids in cages Round 1?

Upheld the internment of ethnic Japanese citizens and visitors during WWII

Casual Inference is defined legally as:

Conclusion of fact rationally drawn from a combination of proved fact

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Dred Scott v Sandford - 1857
Ruled that freedoms granted to US Cisitznes did not apply to slaves
Overturned MO Court ruling Dred Scott remains a slave regardless of travel
Was reinforced by the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Ruled that any slave who made it to a "free state" became a free man
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Plessy v Ferguson - 1896 - Segregation in modern society
Addressed mortgage redlining in large post-war cities
Establish that seperate facilities can be made if created equally
Decalred for each race to build what they can afford
Put an end to segregation in society
3
Obergefel v Hodges - 2015 - Same-sex couples - legal, or not?
All same-sex marriages must be renewed annually
Said Equal Protetion and Due Process clauses of 14th Amdt do not apply
Ruled same-sex marriage legal in all US states, territories and other areas
Ruled same-sex marriage only legal in Democratic states
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Gideon v Wainwright - 1963
Ruled that states can charge the Fed Gov for court appointed attorneys
Ruled that providing counsel (6th Amdt) applies to Fed and State cases
Ruled that providing counsel is only for Federal court cases
Declared all state appointed attorneys must attend Yale
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Miranda v Arizona - 1966 - Right to Counsel
Only paid counsel applies to arrest subjects
An arresting officer has 24 hours to tell you your rights
You cannot be booked until a lawyer is present
Statements are only admissible if a person is offerd their right to counsel
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A waterhsed decision is a ruling typically upholding a lower court ruling
False
True
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New York Times Co v Sullivan - 1964 - Protection from officials/candidates???
Newspapers are responsible for anything written, regardless of source
Newpapers can't be liable for defamation unless "actual malice" is proven
Free Speech allows officals to sue individuals for speaking against them
Malice was a cool movie with Alec Bladwin
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Brown v Board of Education of Topeka 1954
Put tater tots on menus across the nation
Stated separate but equal is just and operating properly
Reinforced teaching of Critical Race Theory in southern schools
Declared serarate is not equal and rules to end the practice
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Southern officals tried to sue publishers for libel during the Civil Rights Movement
True
False
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Planned Parenthood v Casey - 1992 - Keep abortion??
Banned all abortions over six weeks
Invalidated parental consent, informed consent, and 24hr waiting period
Spousal consent was now required for abortions
Created "undue burden" standard and overturned Roe rtrimester rule
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Admission policies fall under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amdt and reinforce the rights of the individual
False
True
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Betts v Brady (1942) denied appointed counsel to state cases and was over turned by Gideon v Wainwright (1963)
True
False
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Petition a Court is to file an official request for a court order and can be initiated by person, group, or organization
False
True
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US v Bahagat Singh Thind ruled similarly to Ozawa saying Indian people were not caucasion making them ineligible for Nat
False
True
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The 5th Amndt requires law enforcemnt to advise a subject on their right to remain silent and obtain counsel at no cost
True
False
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Planned Parenthood vs Casey - 1992 - Upheld a woman's right to choose and reinforced the timester framework from R v W
True
False
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Ozawa v USA - 1922 - Ozawa was denied naturalization because:
Nat Act of 1906 said one parent must be born in USA to naturalize
NatAct of 1906 only covered "free whites and people of African descent..."
He was found to be a criminal
Japanese people had diffculty learning English
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Gratz v Bollinger - 2003 - Affirmitive Action classification in education
Class points skewed individual assessments and were found unconstitutional
Universities grant admission points based on your football attendance
The law was changed to used admission points by Zip, regardelss of race
Points to 1 person must be euqally given to all members of the same class
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Engel v Vitale - 1962 - Establishment Clause (again)
Ruled that government written school prayers are unconstitutional
Decalred that only a Superintendant could assign offcial school prayers
Ruled that only Christianity may be taught in US Public Schools
Established the Pledge of Allegiance
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Bush v Gore - 2000
Extended the time window for all counties to complete individual recounts
Declared all muncipalities must use the same methods to verify and recount
Declared using height as a final determining factor is unconstitutional
Upheld FL Sec of State vote count under Equal Protection Clause
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Common Law is a type of law that is derived by:
Majority rule of any bona-fide municipality within the United States
Judicial decisions instead of legal statutes
Everybody knowing it
A school board making legal decisions in their district
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Lochner v New York - 1905 - "freedom of contract"
Decared Sunday as a day of rest
Gave people the rights to work as many hours as they are able
Gve lower courts the right to establish standard workweeks by profession
Bakers could work no more than 10 hours per day or 60 hours per week
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Everson v Board of Education - 1947 - Establishemnt of Religion Federal vs State situations
Put flashing stop signs on all school busses for safety
Used the "establishment clause" against the states supporting religion
Supported private schools using state busses at no cost
Allowed state funds to be used in support of private school expenses
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William Howard Taft was he second president to also serve as Cheif Justice of the SC
True
False
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Pace V Alabama - 1883 - SC ruled that Alabama's anti-miscegenation statute was constitutional
True
False
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Roe v Wade - 1973 - "Right to Choose"
Offered women the right to privacy and make an informed choice about births
Wanted and absolute law of the land for all states to follow
Only applies if one of the parents has Hapsburg's Jaw
Decalred women who were married cannot get abortions
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Judicial Review - ability of Appellate Courts to strike down laws that defy the US Constitution
False
True
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Loving v Virginia - 1967 - One Drop of Blood Clause
Was based on the 1967 movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Struck down all lower laws preventing miscegenation
Upheld state laws unless both sets of in-laws agreed
Blocked out of state marriages if they were interracial
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Legal Dismissal "with prejudice" means...
Can only apply to cases invovling hate crimes
States a case dismissed with prejudice is permanent
Plantiff lost to a Defendant counsel that is a classified minority
Is the same as "extreme prejudice" from Apocalyse Now
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Korematsu v United States - 1944 - Kids in cages Round 1?
Authorized the phones of ethnich Japanese Americans be tapped
Stated Japanese visitors must be held in camps but citizens were unaffected
Upheld the internment of ethnic Japanese citizens and visitors during WWII
Ruled that anyone who spoke Japanese must interpret for the navy
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Due Process means no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without Due Process of Law
True
False
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Adjudication - the legal process to deciding a dispute or case
True
False
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Fetal viability is a threshold for legal abortion at 21 weeks
False
True
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Casual Inference is defined legally as:
Disproval of a fact by disputing with more answers
Something learned from internet research
Conclusion of fact rationally drawn from a combination of proved fact
Conlucion of fact drawn from published articles with unknowm authors
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Brown V Board did NOT set a method for ending segregation in schools
True
False

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