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Supreme Court Cases
The important cases to know for Quiz Bowl
| Case | Desc. | Year | Amenment/Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinker v Des Moines | Students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam war but were suspended by their school. The court ruled that this counted as “symbolic speech” and was protected by the first amendment | 1969 | First Amendment |
| Brown v Board | Conglomerate of cases, ruled that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional and overturned the ruling in Plessy v Ferguson. | 1954 | |
| US v Nixon | Namesake person claimed that their position gave them the discretion to keep the tapes that were in their office private, but the court forced them give them to Congress. | 1974 | |
| NYT v Sullivan | Libel case, said that fictitious and harmful intent must be present. Namesake man was mentioned in an ad that criticized his workplace and sued, increased freedom of press. | 1964 | First Amendment |
| NYT v US | President Nixon tried to prevent the namesake company from publishing the classified Pentagon Papers. The court ruled that this was protected under the first amendment, further expanding freedom of press. | 1971 | |
| Gitlow v NY | Socialist argued for overthrowing the gov't & got convicted. Argued that since his words resulted in no action, 1st & 14th Amendments gave him the right to say so. Court found that fed and state gov't could punish speech that threatens its existence. | 1925 | Fourteenth and First Amendment |
| Clinton v NY | Clinton vetoed a provision in a bill, opposition argued that he did not have the power to do so. Court found that Pres. doesn't have the power to veto individual portions of bills. | 1998 | Article I, Presentment Clause |
| Gibbons v Ogden | Dispute in a New York river about steamboat licenses. One had a state-issued one and the other had a federal-issued one. Court ruled that the state one was invalid, asserting federal regulation of interstate commerce. | 1824 | Commerce Clause |
| Dred Scott v Sanford | The namesake slave’s master brought him into a free territory on business then back to Mississippi. The slave claimed he was free due to this, but the court ruled that African Americans were not citizens. Maj. opinion by Roger Taney. | ||
| Baker v Carr | |||
| UC Regents v Bakke | |||
| Lawrence v Texas | |||
| Texas v Johnson | |||
| Shaw v Reno | |||
| Reno v ACLU | |||
| Plessy v Ferguson | |||
| Barron v Baltimore | |||
| Obergefells v Hodges | |||
| Lemon v Kurtzman | |||
| Wisconsin v Yoder | |||
| Betts v Brady | |||
| Gideon v Wainwright | |||
| Engel v Vitale | |||
| Miranda v Arizona | |||
| Mapp v Ohio | |||
| Katz v US | |||
| McCulloch v Maryland | |||
| Marbury v Madison | |||
| Roe v Wade | |||
| Griswold v Connecticut | |||
| US v Lopez | |||
| DC v Heller | |||
| McDonald v Chicago | |||
| Planned Parenthood v Casey | |||
| Korematsu v US | |||
| Citizens United v FEC | |||
| Loving v Virginia | |||
| Bush v Gore | |||
| Schenk v US | |||
| Brandenburg v Ohio | |||
| Miller v California | |||
| Civil Rights Cases | |||
| Lochter v NY | |||
| Fletcher v Peck | |||
| Grutter v Bollinger | |||
| Gregg v Georgia | |||
| Furman v Georgia | |||
| NJ vs TLO | |||
| Heart of Atlanta Motel v US | |||
| Reynolds v Sims | |||
| Bethel v Fraser | |||
| Gomillion v Lightfoot | |||
| Muller v Oregon | |||
| Reed v Reed | |||
| US v Windsor | |||
| Shelby County v Holder | |||
| Gonzales v Oregon | |||
| Gonzales v Raich | |||
| Worcester v Georgia | |||
| Printz v US | |||
| Reynolds v US | |||
| Everson v Board |
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