Famous Supreme Court Cases

1. Brown vs the Board of ED Topeka Kansas 195

2. Texas vs Johnson

3. Abington S.D. vs Schemp

4. Hazelwood vs Kulmeirer

5. Bethel vs Frazier

6. West Virginia vs Barnett

7. Miranda vs Arizona

8. TLO vs New Jersey

9. Lemon vs Kurtzman

10. Tinker vs Des Moines

Group Case

For Each Case . . .1. Name and date of cases2. Short summary – what happen, position of both parties3. Amendment in question4. Final decision of Court5. Do you agree or disagree with the court’s decision? Explain6. Create a 6 word Headline that explains the case and includes decision.

“ Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise

thereof. . .”

Religion and the Constitution

Government can neither help no hurt

Government must stay neutral

The Lemon Test

The Lemon Test- A test developed to determine if a government law or action violates the Free Exercise/Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment.

1. The government's action must have a secular legislative purpose;

2. The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion;

3. The government's action must not result in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion.

Fighting words

The Court now held that a person's words were protected as free speech as long as they did not directly incite unlawful action. Concerns became raised later that the standard established in the decision was not appropriate in situations involving mass communications through the Internet and popular talk-shows int he 1980s and 1990s.

Brandenburg Test

•Schools limit student speech only because it is criticizing the President. ______________

•Schools limit profanity ______________ •Schools force students to follow a dress code. _______________ •Schools require a school uniform. __________________

•Teacher instructs his students on religion in class. ________________

•Teacher leads his students in a prayer____________________

•School conducts random Locker searchers ________________

Constitutional or Unconstitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Unconstitutional

•School conducts random book bag searches ______________ •School doesn’t allow a student to wear religious symbols _________________ •School allows a bible club in school __________________ •Bible club students use the school’s loudspeaker to lead the stadium in a prayer prior to a football game. ______________

•Principal leads a moment of silence. ______________

•School conducts a holiday concert that has many religious songs. _________________

•School forbids a teacher from wearing religious symbol in school. _______________

•School allows for a prayer during graduation. ________________ •“Under God,” in the pledge. ___________________

Constitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Constitutional

Unconstitutional

Unconstitutional

Unconstitutional

Unconstitutional

Unconstitutional

What Amendment is in question?1. ____________________ The Patriot Act and warrant-less

electronic searches?

2. ___________________ The Death Penalty?

3. __________________ Slanderous stories reported on the evening news?

4. __________________ The 10 commandments displayed in the Supreme Court?

5. ___________________ A girl playing football?

4th Amendment

8th Amendment

1st Amendment

1st Amendment

14th Amendment

6. ___________________ Background checks and other restrictions meant to control weapons sales.

7. __________________ Censorship on the radio or the Fairness Act.

8. __________________ “Under God” in the pledge

9. ___________________ Cross buring

10._________________ Same –sex marriages

11. _________________ Abortion rights

14th Amendment

1st Amendment

1st Amendment

1st Amendment

14th Amendment

14th Amendment

What Case?

In this case the Supreme Court ruled against the school led bible readings and prayer.

Abington S.D. vs Schemp

What Case?

Supreme Court’s decision that greatly increased the rights of the accused.

Miranda vs. Arizona

What Case?

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of students wearing black arm bands. This decision protected student rights in schools. Schools may still limit student expression, but they must prove that the

expression is causing a disturbance.

Tinker vs. Des Moines

What Case?

The Supreme Court desegregated public schools. The court ruled that “Separate but

equal” violated the 14th Amendment

Brown vs the Board of Education Topeka Kansas 1954

What Case?

The Supreme Court determined the constitutionality of the state paying teachers who taught in Catholic schools. The Court determined that it was in fact a violation of the establishment

clause. This later led to a test that is used to determine violations of the establishment/free

exercise clause of the 1st Amendment.

Lemon vs Kurtzman

What Case?

The Supreme Court determined that Anti-flag burning laws were unconstitutional.

Texas vs. Johnson

What Case?

The Supreme Court declared that it was unconstitutional for a school to force its students

to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

West Virginia vs Barnett

What Case?

The Supreme Court upheld the school’s decision to conduct random locker searches.

TLO vs New Jersey

What Case?

The Supreme Court agreed that the principal has the right to censor student newspapers.

Hazelwood vs Kulmeirer

What Case?

The Supreme Court ruled against inappropriate student speech, claiming that the right to free

political speech is not always extended to students in a school.

 

Bethel S.D. vs Frazier