Supreme Court Cases - Unit II
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
(1) Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures applies to searches conducted by public school officials (administrators), and (2) search of student's purse was reasonable
Near v. Minnesota (1931)
Applied protections of free press to the states under due process clause; prohibited prior restraint
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Court ruled that in state trials those who cannot afford an attorney will have one provided by the state; overturning Betts v. Brady
Hague v. CIO (1939)
Courts ruled that freedom of petition applied to the states
detlow v. New York (1925)
Interpreted the due process clause of the 14th amendment to apply to the states - selective incorporation on case-by-case basis FREE SPEECH AND PRESS
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986)
The First Amendment, as applied through the Fourteenth, permits a public school to punish a student for giving a lewd and indecent, even if not obscene, speech at a school assembly. Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded.
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
The Second Amendment guarantees an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed
