AP Government Mandatory Supreme Court Cases

NY Times Co v US best known for

• 1st Amendment: Freedom of Press

• 2nd Amendment: Right to Bear Arms

• 4th Amendment: Search and Seizure

• 5th Amendment: Right to Due Process

McCulloch v Maryland best known for

• Federalism & Supremacy Clause

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

At a school assembly Matthew Fraser made a speech nominating a fellow student for elective office. The speech used graphic sexual metaphor to promote the candidacy of his friend. Fraser was suspended from school for two days. The Court found that it was appropriate for the school to prohibit the use of vulgar and offensive language.

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech- Bethel School v Fraser

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech- Tinker v Des Moines

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech- Texas v Johnson

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech- New Jersey v TLO

Gideon v Wainwright best known for

• 6th Amendment Right to Counsel

• 5th Amendment Right to Silence

• 4th Amendment Protection from Unreasonable Searches

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech

Engel v Vitale best known for

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion Establishment Clause

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech Clause

• 1st Amendment Right to Bear Arms

• 1st Amendment Freedom of the Press Clause

Dollree Mapp was convicted of having obscene materials. She appealed on the grounds of 1st Amendment Freedom of Expression, but the court didn't address that instead they court looked specifically at the fact the evidence was taken without a proper warrant and the evidence was thrown out.

• 1st Amendment Freedom of Expression

• 5th Amendment Due Process

• 4th Amendment Search & Seizure

• 6th Amendment Right to Counsel

Shaw v Reno best known for

• Redistricting & the 14th Amendment Equal Protection

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Brown v. Board of Education

Roe v Wade best known for

• 14th Amendment Due Process

• First Amendment Freedom of Speech

• Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel

• Eighth Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment

US v Lopez best known for

• Federalism and the Commerce Clause

• Judicial Review and the First Amendment

• Separation of Powers and the Executive Branch

• States' Rights and the Tenth Amendment

Johnson was protesting President Reagan's policy and he burned an American flag. He was found guilty of violating a Texas law that made burning a flag illegal. The court overturned this conviction and stated that burning a flag was free speech protected under the 1st Amendment. What was the outcome of the court's decision?

• 1st Amendment: Freedom of Speech- TX v Johnson

• 1st Amendment: Right to Bear Arms- TX v Johnson

• 1st Amendment: Freedom of Religion- TX v Johnson

• 1st Amendment: Freedom of Assembly- TX v Johnson