Supreme Court Case

1965 decision that the Constitution implicitily guarantees citizens' right to privacy.

Equal but separate accommodations are not unconstitutional.

Established the supremacy of the national government over state government

School led prayer is unconstitutional

Power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

Ruled that the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2 did not violate the Constitution.

To use Prior restraint, the Gov. must show sufficient evidence publication would cause danger.

1824 Congress may regulate interstate commerce

The imposition of the death penalty does not automatically, violate the 8th and 14th amendment.

School segregation was unconstitutional

States must provide an attorney for poor defendants accused of a capital crime.

Deals with privacy and abortions.

Conviction of a socialist who had urged resistance to the draft during WWI.

1963, Established the principle of "one person, one vote" in drawing congressional districts.

Supreme Court ruled that didn't give the power to enact the federal Gun Free School Zones Act

the 1971 supreme court decision that established that aid to church-related schools

S.C. ruled that Amish children could not be place under compulsory education past 8th grade.

Use of 14th Amendments equal protection clause to stop the Florida recount in the 2000 election

S. C. found constitutional a school drug testing program on high school athletes.

Court rejected Nixon claim to an absolutely unqualified priviledge against any judicial process

Ruled that racial quotas were unconstitutional in job/college admissions

where students got in trouble for wearing black armbands which stated they should stop war

Incorporated the 2 Amendment with the 14 Amendment, the right to self defense being fundamental

landmark United States Supreme Court case based on the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Ruled that slaves were property, not citizens and therefore.

the Constitution and only governors retain the right to line item veto

Anyone accused of a felony where imprisonment may be imposed, has the right to a lawyer.

Busing students to promote integration is constitutional

Government cannot ban political spending by corporations, violation of free speech

Money is a form of free speech. The government cannot limit money spent on elections.

Burning of the flag was constitutional

1966 Determines the rights of an arrested person

states cannot deny freedom of speech- it is protected through the 14th amendment.

A North Carolina district was drawn based on race to elect a minority Congressional Seat.

Federal courts have jurisdiction of cases involving state legislative reapportionment .

Court would not allow prior restraint on the press.

The Bill of Rights restrained only the national government, not the states and cities.