Majority Opinions
Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered a unanimous opinion that declared "separate but equal" public schools unconstitutional
What is Brown v. B.o.E
Encouraging others to disregard the draft during WW1
What is Schenck v. United States
The Commerce Clause applies to gun free zones
What is United States v. Lopez
Schools as well as other aspects of society were desegregated
What is Brown v. B.o.E
What is Roe v. Wade
The court held that BCRA Section 203's prohibition of all independent political expenditures by corporations and unions violated the First Amendment's protection of free speech.
What is Citizens United v. FEC
Right to counsel applies to more than just Capital cases
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
The Establishment Clause being applied to schools
What is Engel v. Vitale
Congressional districts cannot be racially gerrymandered
What is Shaw v. Reno
Students practicing symbolic speech as long as it does not present a distraction to the learning environment
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
The Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense
What is McDonald v. Chicago
Removed their children from school after 8th grade
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder
The 14th Amendment's implied right to privacy applies to reproductive rights
What is Roe v. Wade
Freedom of the press is protected, and prior restraint of the press is illegal.
What is New York Times v. United States
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
Holmes established the famous “clear and present danger test”—a key reminder that free speech rights are not absolute.
What is Schenck v. United States
Required prayer during school days is unconstitutional
What is Engel v. Vitale
The Free Exercise Clause applies to home schooling children
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder
Established the power of Judicial Review for SCOTUS
What is Marbury v. Madison
Contributions to political campaigns were greatly expanded as well as Constitutionally protected forms of freedom of speech
What is Citizens United v. FEC
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and established that redistricting based on race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
What is Shaw v. Reno
Students protesting the Vietnam war at school
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
The 14th Amendments Equal Protection Clause applies to congressional apportionment to ensure rural votes do not outweigh urban votes
What is Baker v. Carr
Ensured that local and state governments were unable to infringe upon the 2nd Amendment
What is McDonald v. Chicago
Congressional districts must be apportioned by population
What is Baker v. Carr