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AP GOV COURT CASES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marbury v Madison | established the court's power of judicial review |
| McCulloch v Maryland | upheld the supremacy of the fed gov over the states and upheld creation of a national bank |
| Gibbons v Ogden | upheld the fed gov's power to regulate interstate commerce |
| US v Lopez | narrowed the interpretation of the commerce clause |
| Weeks v US | established the exclusionary rule for the fed gov |
| Mapp v Ohio | established the exclusionary rule for the states |
| US v Leon | established the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule |
| New Jersey v TLO | school officials can search students with reasonable suspicion, not probable cause |
| Baker v Carr | allows fed gov to intervene with state reapportionment cases |
| Shaw v Reno | racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional |
| US v Nixon | limits to executive privilege, led to Nixon's resignation |
| Korematsu v US | the gov can suspend parts of the constitution during wartimes |
| Gregory v Chicago | right to peaceable assemble even if the onlookers become violent |
| Engel v Vitale | teacher-led prayer in public school violates the establishment clause of the first amendment |
| Lemon v Kurtzman | established the lemon test, which is used to see is laws violate the establishment clause |
| Wisconsin v Yoder | right to practice your religion unless there is a compelling gov interest in stopping it |
| McDonald v City of Chicago | banning handguns violates the second amendment |
| NY Times v Sullivan | you can only sue the press if they maliciously print something untrue |
| NY Times v US | the gov can only censor the press if they prove that printing something could endanger national security |
| Miranda v Arizona | anyone accused of a crime must be informed of their rights before questioning |
| Gideon v Wainwright | everyone has the right to an attorney, even if you can't afford one |
| Escobedo v Illinois | when you ask for a lawyer police should stop questioning you |
| Dobbs v Jackson WHO | not a constitutional right to abortion, allowing states to ban abortion |
| Tinker v Des Moines | students have free speech in school as long as it doesn't disrupt the discipline or the learning |
| Schneck v US | you have free speech unless it presents a clear and present danger |
| Texas v Johnson | flag burning is a protected form of free speech |
| Boy Scouts v Dale | private groups can discriminate privately |
| Dred Scott v Sanford | Scott is not a citizen, Missouri compromise is unconstitutional, led to civil war |
| Plessy v Furguson | established separate but equal doctrine, allowing states to segregate by race |
| Brown v Board | separate but equal is always unequal and unconstitutional |
| Students for Fair Admissions v UNC | affirmative action programs violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment |
| Reed v Reed | gender discrimination violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment |
| Bush v Gore | votes must be counted the same within a state or it violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment |
| Obergefell v Hodges | laws denying same-sex marriage violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment |
| Kelo v City of New London | Govs can use eminent domain as long as there is a small or incidental public benefit |
| Lau v Nichols | non-English speaking students must be given English instruction |
| Furman v Georgia | arbitrarily applying the death penalty violates the 8th amendment, stopped all executions |
| Gregg v Georgia | allowed states to resume using the death penalty |
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