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Goverment 2 Cases
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Board of Education v Barnette | Children are forced to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance; despite religion saying they can’t. The School District said you have to or be punished. Does the requirement to stand for the pledge violate the 1st Amendment? Held that it is unconstitutional |
| Mendez v. Westminster | Violated equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment Legal Precedent for Brown v Board of Education |
| Brown v. Board of Education (Can schools be segregated?) | al Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) “Separate but equal” Doctrine |
| Gideon Wainwright | Public Defender ( If anyone has the right to attorney) The 6th Amendment guarantees it |
| Brandenburg V Ohio | KKK leader gets convicted under Syndicalism Law. Prohibits hate speech Does the 1st Amendment cover hate speech? Until action is caused by speech, it is protected by the first |
| New York Times v. United States | Does Nixon’s Administration's effort to prevent the publication of what is classified violate 1st Amendment 1st Amendment and Prior Restraint issue |
| Eisenstadt V. Baird | Man hands out Vaginal foam and breaks the law bc it needs to be prescribed by doctors; in addition, only married couples could be prescribed contraceptives. Struck down bc it violated a part of the 14th Amendment. |
| Bates V State Bar of Arizona (1977) | vAttorneys advertise themselves in a newspaper, State Bar says no bc Attorneys cannot advertise themselves. Does this Rule violate the 1st and 14th Amendment Yes, it does. Commercial Speech is protected. |
| Regents of Uni. of California v Bakke | v student is rejected bc he is not a “qualified minority”. He sued based on exclusion solely on race. 14th Amendment & Civil Rights of 1964, does it violate it? |
| Bowers V Hardwick (1986) | The officer catches Hardwick having sex with another adult. They are charged with sodomy. No, the Constitution does not protect it, and the states can regulate it as they please. |
| R.A.V v. City of St. Paul (1992) | vTeenagers burn a cross into black families' homes, they are arrested under hate speech. Yes, In a 9-0 decision, the court decided that the ordinance was too broad, and is protected under the 1st. |
| Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. Hialeah (1992) | Native tribes practice religious animal sacrifice. The city bans the act. Does this law, excluding the sacrifice, violate the 1st? Yes, 9-0. It violates the 1st as it was targeted. |
| Gonzales V. Oregon | Oregon passes a facilitated death act for people in vegetative states. The Attorney General of the US says the act violates a law and will revoke medical license. No, the court can only regulate the use of drugs, not medical practice. |
| Lawrence v. Texas (2003 | Another Homosexuality case. Arrested for engaging in same-sex. Does the Texas law violate the 14th Amendment Yes. This violates the 14th Amendment. Right to privacy |
| Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) | White woman applying to law school in the Uni. Of Michigan. Denied bc of race / affirmative action. No |
| District of Columbia V. Heller | DC made it illegal to carry an unregistered firearm. The police chief can issue licenses, and the gun must be unloaded. Does the mandate violate the 2nd Banning the possession of a firearm is not possible. |
| Parents in Community Schools V. Seattle School District | Students can go to any high school in the city. The schools would be over capacity and must be broken with tiebreakers. Does Grutter V Bollinger apply to high school? No, The practice violated Grutter and violates the 14th. |
| Riley V. California | Officers use the photos of a gang member to connect him to a shooting. Does the evidence in the phone violate the 4th amendment? The court decided that digital content cannot be seized during an arrest without a warrant. |
| Obergfell V Hodges | Same-sex couples from multiple states organize to fight to end no gay marriage Violates the 14th. Does the 14th protect same-sex couples? |
| E.E.O.C v. Abercrombie | Abercrombie has a look policy, a woman's headdress prevents her from getting a job. Does the employer violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Yes |
| Holt V Hobbs | Muslim men cannot practice religious freedom bc of the grooming practice of the prison. Does the grooming policy violate the 1st? Yes, Arkansas violates religious rights, the state had to prove the right to ban beards compelling government interest |
| Masterpiece Cake Shop LTD. V Colorado Civil Rights | gay couple wants a cake and baker says no Does the bakery violate the anti-discriminatory law violate the 1st amendment? Yes, the Court says “Government cannot act hostile toward people of faith, which the court found Colorado guilty of.” |
| Gloucester County School Board V GG (2021) | A trans student was given the right to use the boy's restroom. Parents finding out, overturn the privilege. GG suesSupreme Court overturned the previous court's order. Issue of what is sex, the Supreme Court's decision stands |
| Manhanoy Area School District v BL | Cheerleader posts bad words after not getting on team. She gets suspended, but it violates the 1st. |
| National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston | NCAA prohibit student-athletes from receiving certain types of compensation that violate the federal antitrust laws. |
| Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization | 6-3 decision the court said the const. does not have a right to abortion. Its a state issue. |
| SFFA v Harvard | program violates the equal protect clause of the 14th amendment |
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