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What is Miranda V. Arizona
Because of this case, you now have to be read your rights upon arrest.
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What is Tinker v. Des Moines School District
This case ruled that the 1st Amendment right to protest peacefully in schools was violated.
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What is Mapp v. Ohio
This case ruled that evidence illegally taken cannot be used against you in a court of law.
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What is Gregory v. Chicago
This case stated that a protest march is Constitutional.
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What is Brown v. Board of Education
In this case, a previous precedent was overturned.
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What is Plessy V. Ferguson
This case ruled that seperate but equal was Constitutional.
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What is Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
This case ruled that the schools have the ability to censor their newspapers.
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What is Cruzan V. Missouri Department of Health
This case ruled that you need clear evidence or substantial proof that a patient would want to be taken off of life support.
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What is Near. V. Minnesota
This case states that publishers are free to print stories about public officials without fear of retribution.
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What is In Re Gault
In this case, a juvenile was convicted and sent to a state institution without a lawyer.
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What is Roe V. Wade
This case allows women the right to have an abortion.
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What is Texas v. Johnson
This case ruled that burning the American flag is protected by the 1st Amendment
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What is Gideon V. Wainwright
This case upheld the 6th Amendment, you have the right to a lawyer.
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What is Tinker v. Des Moines
This case allows for students to keep their First Amendment rights when the enter a school building.
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What is Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health
In this case, parents were not able to take their daughter off of life support.
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What is In Re Gault.
This case set the precedent for due process of law, especially for minors.
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What is West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette
This case allows students the choice to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
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What is Regents of U of California V. Bakke
This case ruled that special admissions requirements for minority students are unconstitutional.
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What is New Jersey V. TLO
This case states that that searching students in a school is legal, and different than searching adults.
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What is Gitlow v. New York
In this case, a man's conviction was upheld on the charges that his anarchist speech was not protected by the First Amendment
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What is Brown V. Board of Education
This case overturned the precedent set by Plessy V. Ferguson.
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What is Wisconsin v. Yoder
This case argued that states must balance universal education with freedom of religion.
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What is Roe v. Wade
This case states that everyone has the right to privacy and due process of law.
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What is Regents of U of California v. Bakke
This case involved reverse discrimination.
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What is New Jersey v. TLO
In this case, a student was searched at school because she was found smoking a cigarette.
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