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Court
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dred Scott v sandford | Residence in free territory makes a free man |
| Plessy v. ferguson | Declared that segregation did not violate the 14th admendment |
| Brown v board of edu | Overturned plessy v ferguson |
| regents of the university of california | Discrimination is unconstitutional |
| Bush v gore | Declared election recount was considered unconstitutional |
| Citizens united v FEC | corporations have admendment rights and introduced a significant amount of money in politics |
| Engel v vitale | Declared mandatory prayer in schools unconstitutional |
| West Virginia board of edu v barnette | Students cannot be forced to pledge or salute the flag |
| Texas v johnson | Burning the flag is considered protected protest |
| Tinker v demoines | Students have a right to protest |
| Hazelwood v. kuhlmeir | Students have a right to the press |
| DC v heller | People have the right to bear arms in their homes |
| Mapp v. ohio | Evidence that is acquired illegally cannot be used in court |
| New Jersey v TLO | Schools don't need a search warrant to search students |
| Miranda v arizona | Suspects must be informed of their Miranda rights |
| Gideon v wainwright | Every suspect is provided a public defender |
| Roe v wade | Woman has a constitutional right to an abortion |
| Korematsu v united states | Internment was legal based on military necessity |
| MArbury v madison | Supreme court has the power to deem laws unconstitutional |
| Gibbons v ogden | Federal government doesn't have a right to regulate interstate commerce |
| McCulloch v Mary land | Federal government has implied powers |
| US v nixon | The president's privilege is not absoolkute |
| US v lopez | Congress has authority under the commerce clause |
| Wisconsin v yoder | Amish children cannot be forced to attend school past 8th grade |
| NYT v US | Government cannot prevent NYT from publishing documents |
| Schneck v us | Distribution of leaflets is protected by the first admendment |
| McDonald v chicago | 2nd amendment applies to the states |
| Baker v carr | Disproportional electoral maps |
| Shaw v reno | Districts drawn by race is unconstitutional |
| magna carta | established rule of law |
| mayflower compact 1620 | civil body politic |