supreme court cases continued civics. furman v georgia 1972 william henry furman convicted on murder...
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Supreme Court Cases Continued
Civics
Furman V Georgia 1972
• William Henry Furman convicted on Murder and Sentenced to Death – Supreme Court hears his and three other African American Death Penalty Cases
• Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual?– Poor and Minorities more routinely receive the death
penalty– Ga. Argues that it is permitted under due process
• Supreme Court rules 5-4 death penalty is unconstitutional the way the states were applying it.
Gregg v GA 1976
• Troy Gregg robs and kills two men• GA allowed Jury to deliberate on the Death
Penalty as long as they felt it met Aggravating circumstances.
• Gregg Sentenced to death and supreme court upholds the sentence
Bethel School District v Fraser 1986
• Student gives a nomination speech at his school to 600 students and makes lewd sexual comments.
• Student is suspended and claims that his civil rights were violated.
• Court upholds the suspension.• Lewd and Vulgar Speech is not protected at
school.
Gibbons v Ogden 1984
• New York grants Aaron Ogden a monopoly to operate its steam boats in NY Waters
• Thomas Gibbons also competed with Ogden and had a Federal Coasting license
• Ogden sues Gibbons to make him stop using shared Ny waters.
• Gibbons appeals to the Supreme Court claiming only Federal Government has a right to regulate interstate commerce
• Commerce Clause• Supreme Court rules that Federal government has
Supremacy over interstate commerce.
Mapp V. Ohio 1961
• Police enter Dollree Mapps’ home without a proper search warrant
• Mapp is arrested for possession of obscene materials
• Convicted, but appeals her case to the Supreme Court ~ 4th Amendment Violated
• Illegally obtained evidence can not be used in court of law.