Chapter 22: The Warren Court
Assignment: Section 3 of Chapter 22 discusses the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren. The “Warren Court” as it has become known,
overturned many old laws and ruling and established new legal precedents. After reading Section 03, describe the outcome of each of the cases. For
information about Brown v Board of Education, please refer back to Chapter 21.
Name of Case
Year Decided
Topic
Outcome: What was the Court’s ruling?
Engel v Vitale
1962
School Prayer
– 1st
Amendment
Religious prayer in public schools was
unconstitutional, according to the 1st Amendment
Mapp v Ohio
1961
Search &
Seizure – 4th
Amendment
Established the Exclusionary Rule – which states
that illegally seized evidence cannot be used in a
trial
Gideon v Wainwright
1963
Right to an
attorney – 6th
Amendment
Suspects in criminal cases who could not afford a
lawyer had the right to free legal aid – that a lawyer
would be provided for them.
Miranda v Arizona
1966
A suspect must be warned of his or her rights before
being questioned by the police
Brown v Board of
Education
1954
Procedural
due process –
5th
Amendment
School
Segregation –
14th
Amendment
Public schools must be desegregated – “Separate but
equal” doctrine is overturned.
Question:
In what ways did the “Warren Court” help to uphold the principle that a person is “innocent until proven guilty?” Use specific cases to explain your answer.