established the principle of "one person, one vote" in drawing up state house districts
Barron v Baltimore
established Bill of Rights restrains only the national govt
Bob Jones University
the IRS could, without Congress' approval, revoke tax exemption status of organizations contrary to established public policy
Brandenburg v Ohio
it is permissible to advocate the violent overthrow of the govt but not incite anyone to lawless action
Brown v Board of Education
established that school segregation was unconsitutional
Buckley v Valeo
struck down campain reform that limits the amount of money individuals can give to campaigns
Clinton v City of New York
strike down of law granting the president authority to propose rescinding funds in appropriations bills and tax provisions that only apply to a few people
Engle v Vitale
established that the state has a firm position of neutrality on religion
Escovedo v Illinois
criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations
Gibbons v Ogden
gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce
Giedeon v Wainwright
right to counsel in felony cases
Gitlow v New York
upheld freedom of speech
Griswald v Connecticut
right to privacy
Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier
school officials can impose some limits on what appears in school sponsored student publications
Heart of Atlanta Motel v U.S.
Congress can use the Constitution's commerce clause power to fight discimination
INS v Chadha
one house legislative veto violates the separation of powers
Korematsu v U.S.
upheld Japanese internment during WWII as Constitutional
Lau v Nichols
established that language based discrimination is the same as national origin discrimination
Lemon v Kurtzman
aid to church related schools must have secular legislative purpose, does not advance/inhibit religion, no entanglement with religion
Mapp v Ohio
exclusionary rule
Marbury v Madison
judicial review
McCulloch v Maryland
established supremacy of national govt
McCleskey v Kemp
upheld the Constitutionality of the death penalty
Miranda v Arizona
established guidelines for police questioning
Miller v California
avoided defining whether material is obscene
Miller v Johnson
rejected the efforts of the Dept of Justice to achieve the max possible number of minority districts
Near v Minnesota
freedom of the press
New York Times v Sullivan
statements about public figures are libelous only if made with no regard to the truth
New York Times Co. v U.S.
allows newspapers to public classified documents without risk of govt censure
Plessy v Ferguson
Constitutional justification for segregation
Roe v Wade
right to abortion
Roth v U.S.
obscenity is not withint the area of constitutionally protected speech or press
San Antonio Independent School District v Rodriguez
school financing system based on local property taxes is not in violation of the 14th amendment
Shaw v Reno
decried the creation of districts based solely on racial composition
Schenk v U.S.
the govt can limit free speech if it provokes a "clear and present" danger
Snyder v Phelps
speech in public about a public issue cannot be liable for a tort of emotional distress even if speech is outrageous
Texas v Johnson
protected flag burning under the First Amendment
The Miami Herald Publishing Company v Tornillo
voided a law that required newspapers to have a space where candidates could reply to criticisms
Tinker v Des Moines
protects the rights of students to wear what they want as long as it doens't interfere with school
U.S. v Nixon
Supreme Court has final voice in determining Constitutional questions; president is not above the law; President cannot use executive privilege as a means of withholding evidence