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establishes judicial review |
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McCulloch v Maryland (1819) |
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implied powers, govt can do things as needed, elastic clause |
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interstate commerce clause, govt can regulate state commerce |
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private schools do not receive state funding |
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public institutions cannot favor or promote a religion |
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religious beliefs do not give people the right to break the law |
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Schenck v United States (1919) |
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govt can suppress freedom of speech when necessary |
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Brandenburg v Ohio (1969) |
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freedom of speech can be suppressed if it violates a law |
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Tinker v Des Moines (1969) |
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rights cannot be taken away while at school |
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can burn flag because freedom of speech |
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govt cannot tell newspapers what they can and cannot publish, can restrict after published |
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New York Times v Sullivan (1964) |
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libel cases have to prove damages, malice, and libeler lied |
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govt is allowed to restrict but not ban guns |
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McDonald v Chicago (2010) |
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the 2nd amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense |
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police must obtain a warrant before they search or any evidence will be suppressed in court |
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Gideon v Wainwright (1963) |
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all defendants must be provided an attorney |
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Miranda rights, right to an attorney, remain silent etc |
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police are allowed to search for weapons on people without probable cause |
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racial segregation laws in states constitutional as long as they follow the doctrine of separate but equal |
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outlawed segregation of public schools |
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Regents of the University of California v Bakke (1978) |
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no quota system for races at universities or other public institutions |
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Grutter v Bollinger (2003) |
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point system for minorities legal, no quota system |
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Griswold v Connecticut (1965) |
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unconstitutional for states to deny people contraception |
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no state can make abortion illegal, states can restrict abortion after first trimester of pregnancy |
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struck down DOMA, federal govt has to recognize same sex marrige |
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death penalty legal for serious cases, states do not have to use death penalty |
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minors cannot receive the death penalty, they can still be charged as adults |
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Barron v Baltimore (1833) |
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fifth amendment does not apple to states, state govt can seize private property for public use |
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told the states they were in violation of fourteenth amendment |
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