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the individual rights of citizens |
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freedoms of individuals to live and act in certain ways, such as freedom of speech |
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Supreme Court ruling upholding burning the flag as protected free expression |
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Supreme Court decision finding school prayer unconstitutional |
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Supreme Court ruling that evidence from illegal search and seizures is not admissible in court. |
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) |
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Supreme Court case upholding a defendant's right to have a court-appointed attorney |
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) |
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Supreme Court case upholding the rights of people in police custody. |
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Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty is unconstitutional in certain cases. |
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Supreme Court case that found capital punishment was not always unconstitutional as cruel and unusual punishment. |
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Bethel School District No. 403 v. Frasier (1968) |
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Supreme Court case upholding restrictions on obscene speech at high schools. |
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Hazelwood v. Kuglmeier (1988) |
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Supreme Court ruling affirming that high schools could restrict student speech. |
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) |
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Was a search-and-seizure case involving a high school student. The Supreme Court ruled that this search did not violate the Fourth Amendment protection against illegal searches and seizures because the state interest in educating minors permitted such searches. |
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Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969) |
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the Court ruled that students wearing black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War had the right to freely express their opinions. |
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) |
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the Court upheld the principle of affirmative action when Alan Bakke, a white man, protested that he was not admitted to medical school because his spot went to a black applicant. |
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