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Civil Liberty Cases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lemmon v. Kurtzman | Secular purpose, neither advance nor inhibit of religion, avoid excessive government entanglement |
| Gideon V. Wainwright | lawyer provided if cannot afford |
| Gregg v. Georgia | struck down capital punishment laws |
| Employment Division of Human Serv. Oregon v. Smith | religious beliefs not exempt from obeying laws |
| Furman v. Georgia | cruel and unusual punishment |
| Machetti v. Linanhan | representative jury pool |
| Mapp v. Ohio | exclusionary rule |
| Coy v. Iowa | confrontation clause |
| Quilici v. Village of Morton Grove | right to keep and bear handguns not guaranteed |
| White v. Illinois | testimony by doctor or police allowed/confrontation clause not absolute |
| Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire | "fighting words" |
| Schenck v. U.S. | clear and present danger test |
| Miranda v. Arizona | informed of the rights of the accused |
| Engle v. Vitale | sponsor prayer in public school |
| Brandenburg v. Ohio | intent to incite lawless action and likely to produce it |
| Baltimore City Dept. of Social Services v. Bouknight | self-incrimination |
| Green v. U.S. | double jeopardy |
| Linares | right to a grand jury |
| Church of Lukumi Bablu Aye, Inc v. City of Hialeah | unconstitutional banning of animal sacrifices |
| U.S. v. Cruikshank | right to bear arms not guaranteed by the Constitution or Second Amendment |
| Miller v. California | LAPS test |
| Escobedo v. Illinois | lawyer during questioning |
| Cohen v. California/Johnson v. Texas | symbolic speech protected |
| Re Ex Rel Francis v. ReWeber | mitigating or aggravating circumstances |
| Barnes v. Glen Theatre | right to ban nude dancing |
| Reno v. ACLU | declared Communications Decency Act unconstitional |
| 1st Amendment | No Religious Establishment; Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to Bear Arms and states to maintain militia (National Guard) units |
| 3rd Amendment | Prohibits forcible Quartering of Soldiers in privates homes |
| 4th Amendment | Searches and Seizures, Warrants |
| 5th Amendment | Grand Jury Indictment,Double Jeopardy, Self-incrimination, Due Process, and Just Compensation |
| 6th Amendment | Speed Public Trial, Impartial Jury, Confront Witnesses, Assistance of Counsel |
| 7th Amendment | Jury Trial in civil cases |
| 8th Amendment | No Excessive bail, fines or Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
| 9th Amendment | Protects unspecified rights (including privacy) Not an Exhaustive List of Rights |
| 10th Amendment | Reserved Powers to states, not prohibited by national government |