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)
The President is not above the law.
U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States.
Loving v. Virginia
Stop and frisks do not violate the Constitution under certain circumstances.
Terry v. Ohio (1968)
Indigent defendants must be provided representation without charge.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Students do not leave their rights at the schoolhouse door.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Established the doctrine of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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)
Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
The Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Colleges and universities have a legitimate interest in promoting diversity.
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Even offensive speech such as flag burning is protected by the First Amendment.
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for Black people.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Random drug tests of student athletes is not an unreasonable search and seizure.
Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)
Illegally obtained material cannot be used in a criminal trial.
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Students are entitled to certain due process rights.
Goss v. Lopez (1975)
Certain school voucher programs are constitutional.
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
The Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Students do not have a First Amendment right to make obscene speeches in school.
Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser (1987)
Administrators may edit the content of school newspapers.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
States cannot nullify decisions of the federal courts.
Cooper v. Aaron (1958)
School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.
Engel v. Vitale (1962)