California Regents vs. Bakke, Gratz vs. Bollinger, and Grutter vs. Bollinger were cases about this controversial set of policies.
Affirmative Action
100
Executive Privilege is not absolute
US vs. Nixon
100
National law is SUPREME. Also expanded meaning of elastic clause
McCulloch vs. Maryland
100
"...in the realm of public education, the doctrine of 'seperate but equal' has no place."
Brown vs. Board
200
incorporated the exclusionary rule
14
200
Baker vs. Carr and Wesberry vs. Sanders addressed this issue.
Apportionment
200
Line-item veto is unconstitutional
Clinton vs New York
200
Commerce Clause allows Congress to tell business that they must provide service to minorities.
Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. United States
200
"clear and present danger"
Schenck vs. United States
300
Speech that is NOT protected
obscenity, defamation, sedition, dangerous, and even some types of speech that might be protected in a time of peace are not during a time of war.
300
Racially gerrymandered districts can't be bizarre-looking. They must be real geographical areas.
Shaw vs. Reno
300
Struck down sodomy laws as violation of Privacy.
Lawrence vs. Texas
300
Expanded meaning of commerce clause for 1st time.
Gibbons vs. Ogden
300
The wearing of armbands is "...closely akin to pure speech..."
and students and teacher do not "...shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate..."
Tinker vs. Des Moines
400
According to the Lemon test, activities must have this kind of purpose.
Secular
400
Civil Rights can be limited in a time of war
Korematsu vs. US
400
Death penalty isn't cruel and unusual but it is unfairly applied.
Furman vs. Georgia
400
Rare and recent occasion on which the Supreme Court said that the commerce clause DID NOT allow a Congresssional law.
US vs. Lopez
400
"excessive entanglement"
Lemon vs. Kurtzman
500
even corporations have the right to free speech
Citizens United
500
Wasn't really fully implemented even 10 years later.
Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka
500
established right to Privacy
Griswold vs. Connecticut
500
NFIB vs. Sebilius
Obama care is a legitimate exercise of taxing power.
500
abortion laws are permitted but cannot place an
"undue burden" on woman's right to abortion.