Supreme Court Cases
You should know!
MAPP V. OHIO (1963)
MAPP V. OHIO (1963)
Warrants are needed for evidence to
be included. States must honor the
“exclusionary” rule.
GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT
(1963)
GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT
(1963)
States must provide counsel if the
defendant cannot afford one.
GITLOW V. NEW
YORK(1925)
GITLOW V. NEW
YORK(1925)
Limits to free speech. First time the
1st Amendment is applied to the
states.
EVERSON V. BOARD OF
EDUCATION (1947)
EVERSON V. BOARD OF
EDUCATION (1947)
Established free
transportation for parochial
schools
ENGEL V. VITALE (1962)
ENGEL V. VITALE (1962)
Public Schools
cannot recite a
school prayer
as part of the
school day.
LEE V. WEISMAN (1962)
LEE V. WEISMAN (1962)
No prayer during graduation at a public
school (or university)
SANTA FE SCHOOL
DISTRICT V. DOE (2000)
SANTA FE SCHOOL
DISTRICT V. DOE (2000)
No prayer at
extracurricular
events
LYNCH V. DONNELY (1984)
LYNCH V. DONNELY (1984)
A nativity scene as part of a secular
display does not violate the separate of
church and state.
REYNOLDS V. U.S. (1879)
REYNOLDS V. U.S. (1879)
Government can
regulate religious
practices
LUKUMI BABALU AYE V.
CITY OF HIYALEAH (1993)
LUKUMI BABALU AYE V.
CITY OF HIYALEAH (1993)
Religious
sacrafice is
permitted
under the 1st
Amendment
STONE V. GRAHAM (1980)
STONE V. GRAHAM (1980)
The Ten Commandments are not
allowed to be published in a public
school.
ZELMAN V. SIMMONS HARRIS
(2002)
ZELMAN V.
SIMMONS
HARRIS (2002)
Parents of private schools can use
government vouchers to pay for private
school tuition.
WEST VIRGINA BOARD OF
EDUCATION V. BARNETTE (1943)
WEST VIRGINA BOARD OF
EDUCATION V. BARNETTE (1943)
Students do
NOT have to
salute the
American flag
while reciting
the Pledge of
Allegiance.
MIRANDA V. ARIZONA (1966)
MIRANDA V. ARIZONA (1966)
Suspects
have must be
advised of
their rights
before being
questioned by
police.
BROWN V. BOARD OF
EDUCATION, TOPEKA, KS
(1954)
BROWN V. BOARD OF
EDUCATION, TOPEKA, KS
(1954)
Overturns Plessy v.
Ferguston (1896).
“Separate is
inherently ‘unequal’.”
Ends school
segregation.