Court Cases

Speech is not protected if it represents a "clear and present danger"

• Schenck v. US

• Engel v. Vitale

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Texas v. Johnson

Public schools cannot force students to pray even if its a non-denominational prayer

• West Virginia v. Barnett

• Schenck v. U.S.

• Engel v. Vitale

• Texas v. Johnson

Students are allowed to symbolically protest in schools.

• Roe v. Wade

• Giddeon v. Wainwright

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• West Virginia v. Barnett

Burning the American flag as a means of protest is part of the 1st Amendment's freedom of speech

• Texas v. Johnson

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Korematsu v. US

Police need a valid search warrant with probable cause to search a home.

• New Jersey v. T.L.O

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Miranda v. Arizon

School officials only need reasonable suspicion to search students in schools.

• Mapp v. Ohio

• New Jersey v. T.L.O

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

A slave is considered property and cannot be taken away from an owner without compensation.

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Miranda v. Arizona

• West Virginia v. Barnett

• Roe v. Wade

A person must be read their rights at the time of arrest

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

If you cannot afford a lawyer, you must be provided one in your defense

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Roe v. Wade

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Texas v. Johnson

Women have the right to have an abortion as part of the 9th Amendment (right to privacy)

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• New Jersey v. T.L.O.

• Roe v. Wade