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Landmark SC Cases #2
Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965 | SC ruled that although there was no explicitly stated amendment that says, “right to privacy,” it is implied within the shadows of the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 9th amend, called those shadows “penumbras.” This laid the groundwork for Roe v. Wade. |
| NY Times v. Sullivan, 1964 | AL law was unconstitutional because it did not require the petitioner to prove harm in a libel case. This was a violation of freedom of the press. Government would not protect the press if the false statements were made with malice. |
| Miller v. California, 1973 | Established the Miller Test used to determine if material considered obscene is protected speech. |
| Roe v. Wade, 1973 | The SC ruled that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the constitutional bounds of a woman’s right to privacy (from Griswold). |
| Buckley v. Valeo, 1976 | upheld portions of a law putting limits on individual donations to campaigns, but that you could not limit the amount an individual can contribute to their own campaign because that violates their 1st amendment rights. |
| Gregg v. Georgia, 1976 | The SC ruled that the death penalty was not “cruel and unusual” in certain criminal cases, such as murder. |
| Roth v. U.S., 1957 | SC ruled that obscenity was not protected under the 1st Amendment. |
| Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992 | restrictions on abortion are unconstitutional if they place an “undue burden” on a woman seeking an abortion before the fetus is viable at 15 weeks. |
| Boumediene v. Bush, 2008 | . The SC ruled that even terrorist suspects held in jail/prison, still deserved 5th amendment rights and receive a writ of habeas corpus |
| Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, 2010 | Citizens United claimed that the limitations placed upon them by the BCRA (2002) were unconstitutional. The SUPC agreed, stating that corporate spending cannot be limited in political campaigns. |
| Zurcher v. Sanford Daily (1978) | The press is subject to search warrants if they have information police need to investigate a case |
| Branzburg v. Hayes (1972) | SC ruled that journalists cannot withhold evidence in states where there are no shield |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | symbolic speech is protected in school as long as it does not disrupt the school day or impede learning. |
| Brandenburg v. Ohio | it is permissible to advocate overthrow of the government, but not actually incite someone to do it |
| New York Times v. US 1971 | SC ruled that the governments request to stop the NYT from publishing a story that they claimed endangered antional security was not consitutional under the 1st Amendment and did not deserve prior restraint |
| Dobbs v. Jacskon 2022 | The Constitution does not mention abortion, and is neither deeply rooted in the nation’s history nor an essential to “ordered liberty.” overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey: |
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