Landmark Supreme Court Cases and Amendments

If you were an attorney working on the Brown v. Board of Education case, you would need to refer to the previous U.S. Supreme Court ruling on school segregation held at that time, which was _____.

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Marbury v. Madison
• Johnson v. Texas
• Plessy v. Ferguson

Determined the FL Supreme Court could not order a recount of ballots.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Bush v. Gore

• U.S. v. Nixon

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

No one is above the law...not even the president.

• Bush v. Gore

• Marbury v. Madison

• Miranda v. Arizona

• U.S. v. Nixon

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

• Brown v Board of Education

• Miranda v Arizona

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Bush v Gore

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

• Marbury v Madison

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

• District of Columbia v Heller

• In Re Gault

• Brown v Board of Education

• Plessy v Ferguson

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6^th Amendment.

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• United States v Nixon

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was Unconstitutional.

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• Marbury v Madison

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

Juveniles are allowed to have “Due Process” rights. (right to a trial, right to an attorney, right to question witnesses, etc.)

• District of Columbia v Heller

• Tinker v Des Moines

• In Re Gault

• Miranda v Arizona

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• Tinker v Des Moines