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Important Cases-Needed For Nerd Practice

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Case
Date and Description
Marbury v. Madison   Judicial Review  
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McCulloch v. Maryland   Concept: Constitution,Nutshell: National Supremacy, Elastic Clause, Bank of the US  
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US v. Nixon   Concept: constitution,Nutshell: Watergate tapes, no absolute exec rpivilege of immunity  
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In re Gault   14th Amendment equal protection of the law-Juveniles accused of serious crimes must be given the same rights as adults  
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Gibbons v. Ogden   gov can regulate interstate commerce Steamboat case  
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Gregg v. Georgia   8th Amendment-death penalty is NOT cruel and unusual punishment  
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Tinker v. Des Moines   free speech,speech in school ok if not disruptive  
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NJ v. TLO   search and seizure,not unlimited search and seizure in schools but "reasonable suspicion" instead of "probable cause"  
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Texas v. Johnson   free speech,symbolic speech- flag burning legal  
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Dred Scott v. Stanfford   Slaves are property  
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Engel v. Vitale   freedom of religion,separation of church and state, banned use of a prayer in NY  
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NY Times v. US   free press,reaffirmed no priar restraint  
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Heart of Atlant Motel v. US   private businesses cannot discriminate if they provide a public service directly tied to interstate commerce  
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Korematsu v. US   Right to internment camps, we can relocate people seen as a threat to the US  
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Gideon v. Wainwright   14th-due process,incorporated right to a lawyer  
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Plessy v. Ferguson   14th-equal protection,separate but equal ok  
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Mapp v. Ohio   14th-due process,incorporated exclusionary rule  
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Miranda v. Arizona   14th-due process,5th/6th Amendment rights must be enforced  
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Brown v. Bd. of Education   14th-Equal Protection, separate but equal not fair, “detrimental effect”  
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg   14th-Equal Protection, states’ remedy powers were broad and powerful-yes, busing  
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Regents of U. of CA v. Bakke   14th-Equal Protection, reverse discrimination, quotas unconstitutional but can use race as a criteria in public institutions  
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Furman v. Georgia   8th Amendment-Ruled death penalty cruel and unusual punishment  
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Roe v. Wade   right to privacy, states can’t ban abortions  
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir   1st Amendment- school adminstration may censor school newspaper articles  
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Leandro v. NC   school funding does not have to be equal- each student must be given a 'sound basic education'  
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