Key Supreme Court Cases in Education

Which Supreme Court case established the "Lemon Test" for determining whether a law violates the Establishment Clause?

• Lemon v Kurtzman

• Engel v Vitale

• Lee v Weisman

• Santa Fe Independent School District v Doe

Which case ruled that students do not lose their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech when they enter school property?

• Bethel Sch Dist v Fraser

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Hazelwood Sch Dist v Kuhlmeier

• Morse v Frederick

Which case involved the constitutionality of a school district's policy permitting student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games?

• Lee v Weisman

• Santa Fe Independent School District v Doe

• Wallace v Jaffree

• Good News Club v Milford

Which Supreme Court case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine in public education?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

• Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg BOE

• Brown II v BOE

Which case addressed the rights of students regarding searches and seizures in schools?

• New Jersey v T.L.O

• Ingraham v Wright

• Vernonia Sch Dist v Acton

• Horton v Goose Creek Ind Sch

Which case determined that corporal punishment in public schools does not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment?

• Ingraham v Wright

• Pickering v BOE

• Connick v Myers

• Morse v Frederick

Which case involved the rights of English Language Learners and required schools to take affirmative steps to help students overcome language barriers?

• Lau v Nichols

• Castaneda v Pickard

• Gonzaga University v Doe

• Brown II v BOE

Which case established that public school teachers' speech is not protected by the First Amendment when made pursuant to their official duties?

• Pickering v BOE

• Garcetti v Ceballos

• Connick v Myers

• Hazelwood Sch Dist v Kuhlmeier

Which case involved the constitutionality of a moment of silence in public schools?

• Wallace v Jaffree

• Lee v Weisman

• Engel v Vitale

• Good News Club v Milford

Which case held that a school principal could censor articles in a student newspaper?

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Hazelwood Sch Dist v Kuhlmeier

• Bethel Sch Dist v Fraser

• Morse v Frederick