1st Amendment Rights
A man was charged with violating the Espionage Act of 1917; the court ruled free speech was limited in times of war; the individual's words presented a "clear and present danger"
You must be warned of your rights; upheld citizens' rights to a fair trial in state courts
Miranda v Arizona 1966
Overturned separate but equal in schools and ruled that segregation in schools is inherently unequal
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, 1954
Claimed constitutional rights were violated with forcible relocation during war; Supreme Court ruled that liberties may be limited in wartime
Korematsu v United States, 1944
Wrote most of the unanimous decision in Brown v Board
Earl Warren
High school students wore armbands in protest of the Vietnam War; the court upheld their 1st amendment rights, provided it doesn't disturb the learning environment
Tinker v Des Moines, 1969
Roe v Wade, 1973
NAACP won this case allowing an individual to attend the Law School at University of Texas in 1950
Segregation of Mexican American children was ruled illegal in Texas
Delgada v Bastrop, 1948
First African American Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall 1967
Wisconsin v Yoder, 1974
United States v Nixon, 1974
Established the separate but equal doctrine
Plessy v Ferguson, 1896
First female Justice appointed to the Supreme court
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruled that Mexican Americans, though not a separate race, were still entitled to protection of the 14th Amendment
Hernandez v Texas, 1954
Claimed racial discrimination was at play when an individual was not accepted into a university; court ruled against quotas but in favor of affirmative action
Regents of University of California v Bakke, 1978
Female Supreme Court Justice appointed during Clinton's Presidency
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1993
Required single-member voting districts in Dallas and Bexar counties so local groups could elect their own representatives
White v Regester, 1973
Required changes in school finance to increase funding for poorer districts
Edgewood ISD v Kirby, 1984