Supreme Court Cases: 1
Two parties involved in the case about free speech in schools. (Who)
John and Mary Beth Tinker and Des Moines Independent Community School District.
Name the case and Amendment: SCOTUS was deciding whether students wearing armbands as symbolic protest is protected speech under the ________Amendment in public schools. (Issue)
Tinker v. Des Moines, 1st Amendment
The year and location of the case about the right to counsel. (When & Where)
1963. Florida.
Name the case: The Court ruled that students do not "shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate" and that the armband protest was protected speech unless it caused substantial disruption. Impact: Protects student expression in schools while allowing schools to limit speech that substantially disrupts school activities. (Decision & Impact)
Tinker v. Des Moines
The year and location (state) of Tinker v. Des Moines. (When & Where)
1969. Des Moines, Iowa.
Name the case and the amendment: The court is deciding whether the ______ Amendment’s guarantee of counsel applies to criminal defendants in state courts who cannot afford an attorney. (Issue)
Gideon v. Wainwright, 6th Amendment
The year and location of the case about search and seizure in schools. (When & Where)
1985. New Jersey.
Name the case: The person was charged with a felony and could not afford a lawyer; he was denied a court-appointed attorney and represented himself, convicted, and wrote to the Supreme Court from prison. (What happened)
Gideon v. Wainwright
Name the case: The Court applied the exclusionary rule to the states, holding that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in state prosecutions. Impact: Requires law enforcement to follow Fourth Amendment rules; evidence seized unlawfully is typically excluded from trial. (Decision & Impact)
Mapp v. Ohio
Two parties involved in the case about the right to a lawyer. (Who)
Clarence Earl Gideon (petitioner) and Louie L. Wainwright (respondent, state of Florida’s prison official).
Name the case: Students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War; the school suspended them for refusing to remove the armbands. (What happened)
Tinker v. Des Moines
Describe the decision and impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright case. (Decision and Impact)
The Court unanimously ruled that states must provide attorneys to defendants in felony cases who cannot afford one. Impact: Established the right to appointed counsel (public defenders) in serious criminal cases, shaping the criminal justice system.
Two parties involved in the case about search and seizure. (Who)
Dollree Mapp and the state of Ohio.
Two parties involved in the case about student search and seizure in school. (Who)
A student identified as T.L.O. and the State of New Jersey
Describe the decision and impact of the Miranda v. Arizona case. (Decision and Impact)
The Court ruled that suspects must be informed of their rights (Miranda warnings) before custodial interrogation to ensure Fifth Amendment protections. Impact: Police must give Miranda warnings; failure to do so can make statements inadmissible.
The year and location of the case about search and seizure. (When & Where)
1961. Cleveland, Ohio
Describe the decision and impact of the New Jersey v. T.L.O case. (Decision & Impact)
The Court held that school searches must be reasonable at inception and in scope — schools need reasonable suspicion, not probable cause. Impact: Allows school officials to conduct searches with lower suspicion than police, balancing student privacy and school safety.
Briefly describe the court case New Jersey v. T.L.O. (What happened)
A student was caught smoking in a school bathroom. School officials searched her purse and found evidence of drug use and dealing; she was disciplined and convicted in juvenile court.
The year and location of the case about self-incrimination and police procedure. (When & Where)
1966. Arizona
Name the case and the amendment: The court is deciding whether statements made during an interrogation are admissible if the suspect was not informed of their _______ Amendment rights (to remain silent, to counsel). (Issue)
Miranda v. Arizona, 5th Amendment
Briefly describe the case of Miranda v. Arizona. (What happened)
Miranda was arrested and questioned by police without being informed of his rights; he confessed and was convicted based on that confession.
The person involved in the case about self-Incrimination & police procedure. (Who)
Ernesto Miranda
Name the case and the amendment: The court is deciding whether the _______ Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures applies to searches conducted by school officials and what standard of suspicion is required. (Issue)
New Jersey v. T.L.O, 4th Amendment
Name the case and amendment: The court was deciding whether evidence obtained through illegal searches and seizures in state courts could be used at trial, or whether the exclusionary rule applied to the states. Related to the ______ Amendment. (Issue)
Mapp v. Ohio, 4th Amendment
Name of the case: Police entered the person's home without a proper warrant, found obscene materials, and arrested them based on those materials. (What happened)
Mapp v Ohio