Supreme Course Cases - Wanlin Final
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- Engel v. Vitale
- (1962) ruled that there should be no prayer in school
- Schenek v. United States
- (1997) upheld the law that abortion protesters much be 15 feet from clinics
- Sheppard v. Maxwell
- (1966) ruled that restrictions can be placed on the press in order to give someone the right to a fair trial
- Gregory v. City of Chicago
- (1976) upheld the right to a peaceful protest after protesters followed a mayor to his home
- Whitney v. California
- (1927) states that it is a crime for anyone to become a member of any group known to espouse political change
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- (1896) upheld separate but equal
- Baker v. Carr
- (1962) established that federal courts can hear suits seeking to force state authorities to redraw electoral districts
- Jaffe v. Redmond
- (1996) held for the first time that federal rules of evidence recognize a psychotherapist-patient privilege, which protects confidential communications in that context from compelled disclosure at a criminal or civil trial
- Escebedo v. Illinois
- (1964) supreme court reversed the murder conviction of Danny Escobedo because he didn't have access to a lawer
- Katz v. United States
- (1967) 4th amendment only applies to people not places... police must have a warrant to wiretap
- Gideon v. Wainwright
- (1963) poor defendents have the right to a state-paid attorney
- Roe v. Wade
- (1973) women have the right to terminate their pregnancy
- Miranda v. Arizona
- (1966) a person in police custody cannot be questions if they have not been told that they have the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, anything they say can be used as evidence against them
- Dred Scot v. Sanford
- (1857) stated that slaves were property not citizens
- Mapp v. Ohio
- (1961) evidence seized in violation of the 4th amendment could not be used as evidence in trial