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Court Cases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brown v. Board of Education (year) | 1952 |
| Brown v. Board of Education (details of conflict) | Related to segregation of public school on the basic of race; African American students denied admittance to certain public schools |
| Brown v. Board of Education (Amendment) | 14th (Equal protection of law) |
| Brown v. Board of Education (Supreme Court Decision) | Racial segregation is unconstitutional |
| Brown v. Board of Education (outcome of decision) | racial integration of schools |
| Roe v. Wade (year) | 1971 |
| Roe v. Wade (details of conflict) | Texas law against abortions except to save a woman’s life |
| Roe v. Wade (Amendment) | 14th (right to privacy) |
| Roe v. Wade (Supreme Court Decision) | Privacy Protection and women’s right to decide if pregnancy should continue |
| Roe v. Wade (outcome of decision) | women have a right ot abortions |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (year) | 2021 |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (details of conflict) | a Mississippe law against abortions after 15 weeks |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Amendment) | 14th |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Supreme Court Decision) | Abortion laws are not unconstitutional |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (outcome of decision) | Abortion can be outlawed by states |
| Katz v. United States (year) | 1967 |
| Katz v. United States (details of conflict) | a man was convicted based on a recorded phone call across state lines |
| Katz v. United States (amendment) | 4th (search and seizure) |
| Katz v. United States (Supreme Court Decision) | it is illegal to record phone conversations without cause |
| Katz v. United States (outcome of decision) | privacy rights were upheld in the technology age |
| Kelo v. New London (year) | 2005 |
| Kelo v. New London (details of conflict) | A woman’s property was seized by the local government and sold to private developers |
| Kelo v. New London (Amendment) | 5th (unlawful seizure) |
| Kelo v. New London (Supreme Court Decision) | Selling land to a private development company was lawful seizure because the community/economy benefitted from it |
| Kelo v. New London (outcome of decision) | expanded the definition of “public use” and cause backlash within most states |
| Malloy v. Hogan (year) | 1964 |
| Malloy v. Hogan (details of conflict) | a man was compelled to testify against himself and sentenced to jail |
| Malloy v. Hogan (Amendment) | 5th (right not to testify against oneself) |
| Malloy v. Hogan (Supreme Court Decision) | 5th amendment rights apply to citizens in state courts as well as federal courts |
| Malloy v. Hogan (outcome of decision) | states cannot violate a citizen’s rights |
| Mapp v. Ohio (year) | 1961 |
| Mapp v. Ohio (details of conflict) | a woman was changed after an illegal search by police |
| Mapp v. Ohio (amendment) | 4th (protection against unlawful searches) |
| Mapp v. Ohio (Supreme Court Decision) | State courts cannot violate the |
| Mapp v. Ohio (outcome of decision) | states cannot violate a citizen’s rights |
| Miranda v. Arizona (year) | 1966 |
| Miranda v. Arizona (details of conflict) | man convicted from forced testimony |
| Miranda v. Arizona (Supreme Court Decision) | people must be read their rights when arrested |
| Miranda v. Arizona (outcome of decision) | Miranda rights are read at arrests |
| New York Times Co. v. United States (year) | 1971 |
| New York Times Co. v. United States (details of conflict) | Nixon admin tried to block newspapers from publishing classified material |
| New York Times Co. v. United States (Supreme Court Decision) | A president cannot stop the news media from publishing |
| New York Times Co. v. United States (outcome of decision) | freedom of the press |
| Schenck v. Ohio (year) | 1919 |
| Schenck v. Ohio (details of conflict) | political activist encouraged men to dodge the draft as he claimed that WWI drafts were involuntary servitude |
| Schenck v. Ohio (Amendment) | 1st (freedom of speech) |
| Schenck v. Ohio (Supreme Court Decision) | Freedom of speech does not extend to speech that creates a “clear and present danger" |
| Schenck v. Ohio (outcome of decision) | Freedom of speech can be limited |
| Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (year) | 1968 |
| Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (details of conflict) | Public School student’s rights to protest |
| Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (Amendment) | 1st (Freedom of Speech) |
| Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (Supreme Court Decision) | Students do have the right to protest |
| Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (outcome of decision) | citizenship rights apply to students |