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AP GoPo Required Supreme Court Cases
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
Ended "Separate but Equal"
Gideon v Wainwright (1963)
Established the right to an attorney if one cannot afford counsel.
Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)
Held that parents did not have to send their kids to high school as it violated their religious belief.
United States v Lopez (1995)
Overturned School gun free zones stating that the Commerce Clause does not give Congress authority to regulate guns at/near schools.
McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
Established National Supremacy
Baker v Carr (1961)
Established "One Man, One Vote"
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Held that students freedom of speech/expression does "not stop at the schoolhouse gate."
McDonald v Chicago (2010)
Applied the previous ruling in D.C. v Heller which allows individuals the right to bear arms in all states. (14th amendment)
Schenck v United States (1919)
Limited Freedom of Expression if there is "clear and present danger"
Engel v Vitale (1962)
Held that school sponsored prayer (public school) is unconstitutional.
New York Times v United States (1971)
Expanded freedom of the press; limited government's ability to quiet the press.
Citizens United v FEC (2010)
Held that under the First Amendment corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited
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