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Civ Liberties Cases

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The Court ruled that a "moment of silence" is acceptable, but only if the purpose of the law is NOT to endorse prayer in schools   Wallace v. Jaffree  
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Schools may not exclude religious clubs from meeting on school property if they allow other clubs to meet; such an exclusion would violate equal acces   Westside Schools v. Mergens  
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Prayers led by students in high school football games are officially sponsored prayer and so are unconstitutional   Santa Fe Schools v. Doe  
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The Court established a higher standard of proof for convicting a newspaper of libel; the media must be guilty of actual malice by publishing a story they know to be false   New York v. Sullivan  
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Established that burning an American flag is protected symbolic speech   Texas v. Johnson  
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Fully incorporated the exclusionary rule to the states, saying that evidence obtained during an illegal search would no longer be admitted in either federal or state courts   Mapp v. Ohio  
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Held that schools that students' freedom of speech could be limited in order to preserve order in schools   v. Fraser  
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Held that a principal could enforce prior restraint on a student newspaper   Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier  
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Held that a private organization could exclude people they feel violates the groups' right of expressive association   Boy Scouts of America v. Dale  
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This case said that requiring school children to say a prayer every day would violate the establishment clause.   Engel v. Vitale  
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The Court held that a random drug test for athletes does not constitute an unreasonable search or seizure   Vernonia v. Acton  
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Held that a principal may conduct a warrantless search of a student's possessions in order to preserve order in school   New Jersey v. T.L.O.  
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The Court ruled that schools may impose corporal punishment on students in order to maintain order and discipline in schools   Ingraham v. Wright  
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The Court struck down provisions of the Communications Decency act and extended the First Amendment to the Internet   Reno v. ACLU  
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The Court ruled that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government   Barron v. Baltimore  
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Incorporated the right to legal counsel into the 14th Amendment   Powell v. Alabama  
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The court outlined criteria for determining if a work is obscene and, so, outside free speech protection   Miller v. California  
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The Court held that the protection against double jeopardy should not be incorporated within the 14th Amendment   Palko v. Connecticut  
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