Student Rights
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Students protested the Vietnam war with armbands at school, got suspended and sued, student free speech was protected by the supreme court
Loving vs. Virginia
White man wanted to marry a black woman, Virginia had a racial purity law so they had to leave, sued under the 14th amendment and racial purity law was deemed unconstitutional
Miranda vs. Arizona
Miranda was arrested for rape, made to confess and self incriminate when he didn't know his rights, ruled in favor of Miranda so police must inform you of your rights
Roe vs. Wade
court case over abortion rights, court ruled in favor of Wade arguing privacy rights, overturned in 2022
How many justices are on the supreme court?
Morse vs. Frederick
Student held up a sign saying "bong hits 4 Jesus" at a school field trip, got suspended and sued the principal, court ruled in favor of the school limiting student speech
Brown v Board of Education
Black students had to walk over a mile across rail road tracks to colored school when all white school was near by, ruled in favor of Brown ending segregation
Johnson burned the US flag in protest, Texas law said that is illegal, supreme court ruled in favor of Johnson under the protection of free speech, symbolic speech
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Gideon burglarized a business, was arrested, convicted, and imprisoned without representation, ruled in favor of Gideon as everyone has a right to counsel
What is the main way that court cases get to the supreme court?
They are appealed through the levels of the justice system
TLO vs. New Jersey
Students caught smoking in the bathroom, principal searched through bag to find cigs, found drug paraphernalia, student sued and the supreme court ruled that the school can search through students belongings.
What does "Separate but Equal" mean
Phrase related to Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board, justified segregation, so long as facilities were of equal quality they could be separated according to race
Obergefell vs. Hodges
Two men from Ohio got married in another state, when they went back Ohio would not recognize the marriage legally, sued and the supreme court ruled in favor of Obergefell as it violated equal protection under the law
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
Student newspaper published an article on teen pregnancy, school took it down since it believed it to be inappropriate, supreme court ruled in favor of the school limited freedom of press for students
Justices serve for life unless one of these three things happen.
1. They retire
2. They die
3. They are impeached
Name a factor that may lead to student speech being censored in school or at school sponsored activities.
It is either disruptive, offensive, or goes against the educational mission of the school.
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy was black and sat on an all white train car to get arrested so he could sue segregated public spaces, supreme court ruled against him saying segregation is ok
Mapp vs. Ohio
Police entered Mapp's home with a faulty warrant, found illegal stuff and arrested her, supreme court ruled in favor of Mapp saying that evidence found illegally cannot be used, exclusionary rule
Engel v. Vitale
New York school gave an approved prayer at the beginning of the day that students could participate in should they chose, Supreme court ruled that the school district could not do that, separation of church and state
How many court cases does the supreme court hear?
1/400 cases or 100-150 in a year
This term is greater than a hunch but less than probable cause, used by school faculty to search students belongings
Reasonable suspicion
Korematsu vs. United States
Japanese internment, during WWII president FDR issued and executive order to put all people of Japanese descent into camps to prevent spying, violated due process and equal protection under the law
PGA Tour Inc. V Martin
Martin had a disability that made walking difficult, PGA wanted to deny his use of a golf cart to make comp. fair, SC ruled in favor of Martin under 14th amend
D.C. vs Wesby
A noise complaint is called on a rowdy house party in DC. Party goers believed they had permission to be there but that was false. The police arrested on tresspasing and SCOTUS upheld it saying police could have reasonably suspected criminal activity present.
Who confirms Supreme Court Justices?
The Senate