CONTEMPORARY LAW AND JUSTICE
BILL OF RIGHTS AND CASE LAW REVIEW
DIRECTIONS:
For each numbered section, First write the exact passage from the Constitution or the
Federal Law. (See the back of your book.) Write only the passage from the amendment
that pertains to the stated right and ONLY write it once…do not write it for every case.
If there is no passage, write the Federal Law. Second, write two or three brief facts for
each of the stated cases so you would be able to recognize the case.
Third, write the
law we learned from each case. Fourth, write and underline all the key words or
phrases from the case which could be tested.
1. Freedom of Speech
a. Amendment passage-----
1. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette—1943
2. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District—1968
3. Melton v. Young—1972
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4. Karr v. Schmidt—1972
5. Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser—1986
6. Good News Club vs. Milford—2001
7. Morse vs. Frederick—2007
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Pyle vs. South Hadley—
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Island Free School vs. Pico--
I.
Freedom of the Press
a. Amendment passage from the Constitution----
1. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier—1987
2. Scoville v. Board of Education of Joliet Township—1970
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3. Killion vs. Franklin Regional School System.—2001
4. Fleming v. Jefferson County School District—2002
5. Beussink vs. Woodland---
II.
Freedom of Religion
a. Amendment passage from Constitution
1. Engel v. Vital—1962
2. Lee v. Weisman--1992
3. Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing—1947
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4. Mccollum v. Board of Education of School District No. 71—
1948
5. Zorach v. Clauson—1952
6. Stone v. Graham—1980
7. Newdow v. US—2002
8. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe—2000
9. Zelman v. Simmons-Harris—2
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10. Wisconsin v. Yoder—1972
11. Lynch vs. Donnelly—1984
12. Allegheny vs. ACLU--1989
III.
Searches and Seizures
a. Amendment passage from the Constitution
b. All of the Exceptions to the Necessity of a Warrant.
1. New Jersey v. TLO—1984
2. Vernonia School District v. Acton—1995
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3.
Board of Education of Pottawatomie v. Earls—2002
4.
In Re Latasha—
5.
Commonwealth vs. Cass--
IV.
Discpline and Punishment
a. Amendment passage from the Constitution
1. Goss v. Lopez—1975
2. Ingraham v. Wright—1976
V.
Equal Protection
a. Amendment Passage from the Constitution
1. Plessy v. Ferguson—1896
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2. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka—1953
3. Cooper v. Aaron—1958
4. Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County—1964
5. Swann v. Mecklenburg Board of Education—1971
6. Milliken v. Bradley—1974
7. Missouri v. Jenkins—1995
8. San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriquez—1973
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9. United States v. Virginia (VMI)
10. Gratz vs. Bollinger—2003
11. Grutter vs. Bollinger—2003
12. Boy Scouts vs. Dale--
VI.
Privacy
a. Amendment passage from the Constitution
1. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey—
1992
2. Curtis v. School Committee of Falmouth—1995
3. Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.—
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4. Owasso Independent School Dist. No. 1-011 vs. Falvo—2002
5. Pfeiffer vs. Marion Center Area School District—
VII.
Sexual Harassment
1. Gebser vs. Lago Vista—
2. Davis vs. Monroe
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