2000's
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
Students may not use a school's loudspeaker system to offer student-led, student-initiated prayer.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Illegally obtained material cannot be used in a criminal trial.
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Students do not leave their rights at the schoolhouse door.
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Even offensive speech such as flag burning is protected by the First Amendment.
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
Certain school voucher programs are constitutional.
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Established the doctrine of judicial review.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Indigent defendants must be provided representation without charge.
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
In order to prove libel, a public official must show that what was said against them was made with actual malice.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Administrators may edit the content of school newspapers.
Board of Education of Independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (2002)
Random drug tests of students involved in extracurricular activities do not violate the Fourth Amendment.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
The Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
The President is not above the law.
Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser (1987)
Students do not have a First Amendment right to make obscene speeches in school.
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Colleges and universities have a legitimate interest in promoting diversity.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Separate schools are not equal.
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.
Goss v. Lopez (1975)
Students are entitled to certain due process rights.
Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)
Random drug tests of student athletes is not an unreasonable search and seizure.
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
It is cruel and unusual punishment to execute persons for crimes they committed before age 18.
Cooper v. Aaron (1958)
States cannot nullify the decisions of the federal courts.
Terry v. Ohio (1968)
Stop and frisks do not violate the Constitution under certain circumstances.
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Virginia’s law against interracial marriages was unconstitutional.
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.