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Supreme Court Cases
New York State Regents Supreme Court Cases (2nd set)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gideon v Wainright | All states must provide lawyer if the defendant can not afford one |
| Miranda v Arizona | Established the Miranda Warnings; Police must inform suspects of their rights |
| New Jersey v TLO | School only needs reasonable cause to search students |
| Watkins v United States | Congressional committees must grant citizens freedom of speech and uphold the Bill of Rights |
| Mapp v Ohio | 4th and 14th amendment protect citizens from unlawful search and seizure |
| Vernonia v Acton | Drug testing in schools is constitutional |
| Roe v Wade | 1st trimester states can not interfere with an abortion; 2nd trimester states can regulate abortions only to help mother's health; 3rd trimester states can ban abortions unless mother's life is in danger |
| Planned Parenthood of Penn. v Casey | Court upheld abortion control law provisions except notification of the husband/father |
| Lochner v New York | states could not regulate or interfere with a person's ability to make a contract |
| Wabash v Illinois | Only CONGRESS can regulate interstate commerce |
| United States v E.C. Knight | Ruled that it was a manufacturing operation and not related to interstate commerce |
| In Re Debs | Federal government could halt the strike because it interfered with the general wellfare of American citizens |
| Northern Securities v United States | The holding company create by combining the two rail companies violated the Federal Anti-Trust Act because it restrained interstate commerce |
| Muller v Oregon | Upheld the law that barred women from certain jobs because they were viewed as weaker |
| Worcester v Georgia | ruled that states had no power to pass laws against Native Americans; only the Federal Government had the power to deal with Native Americans |
| Cruzan v Director, Missouris Dept. of Health | Cruzons could not stop life support because there was no clear or convincing evidence that she did not want to remain on life support |