School Supreme Court Cases
Separate schools are not equal.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
States cannot nullify decisions of the federal courts.
Cooper v. Aaron (1958)
Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Even offensive speech such as flag burning is protected by the First Amendment.
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Students do not leave their rights at the schoolhouse door.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Random drug tests of students involved in extracurricular activities do not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Board of Education of Independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (2002)
Illegally obtained material cannot be used in a criminal trial.
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States.
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
The President is not above the law.
U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Random drug tests of student athletes is not an unreasonable search and seizure.
Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)
Students may not use a school's loudspeaker system to offer student-led, student-initiated prayer.
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
It is cruel and unusual punishment to execute persons for crimes they committed before age 18.
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
Administrators may edit the content of school newspapers.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
In order to prove libel, a public official must show that what was said against them was made with actual malice.
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
Certain school voucher programs are constitutional.
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
Students do not have a First Amendment right to make obscene speeches in school.
Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser (1987)
Established the doctrine of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Colleges and universities have a legitimate interest in promoting diversity.
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Random drug tests of student athletes is not an unreasonable search and seizure.
Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)
School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Certain school voucher programs are constitutional.
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
Indigent defendants must be provided representation without charge.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)