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Federal Court Case
Brown v. Board of Education - 1954
The Court ruled the separate but equal doctrine in violation of equal
protection of the law. It ordered the desegregation of public education
with all deliberate speed.
Federal Court Case
Everson v. United States
The Court declared that providing transportation to students at
private, religious schools constitutional.
Federal Court Case
Gitlow v. New York
The Court using the fourteenth amendment applied freedom of speech to
the states. This was the first time the Court applied a Bill of Right
to the states.
Federal Court Case
Miranda v. Arizona - 1966
The Court declared that once a person is taken into custody he must be
informed that he has a right to remain silent; that anything he says
can be used against him in a court of law; and that he has a right to
a lawyer.
Federal Court Case
New York Times v. Sullivan - 1971
The Court ruled that a public official cannot sue a newspaper for
slander unless malicious intent on the part of the newspaper can be proven.
Federal Court Case
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Court upheld the constitutionality of the separate but equal
doctrine in public transportation.
Federal Court Case
Roe v. Wade - 1973
This case permitted abortions in the first three months of pregnancy
and set the rules to protect womens health.