Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Plessy .VS. Ferguson

May 18, 1896

Issue:Plessy was arrested for violation of the segerated car act.
Decision:The Supreme Court ruled that racial segeration was constitutional.

Brown .VS. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Issue:Linda Brown and family believed that segerated schools violated the 14th Amendment.
Decision:The Supreme Court ruled that it was against the 14th Amendment also.

Mapps .VS. Ohio

Jun 19, 1961

Issue:Dollree Mapp was suspected of hiding someone involved in a bombing. The police forcibly and with out a warrant searched her house.
Decision:The Supreme Court ruled that the police violated the 4th Amendment.

Miranda .VS. Arizona

Jun 13, 1966

Issue:The police did not inform the criminal of his rights.
Decision:The court excluded his confession from trial and let him go because of the improper steps taken by the police.

Gideon .VS. Wainwright

Mar 18, 1968

Issue:Gideon was taken to court and requested an attourney but couldn't afford one so the judge refused to give him one.
Decision:Supreme Court ruled that this rejection for a lawyer is against the 6th Amendment.

Tinker .VS. Des Moines

Feb 24, 1969

Issue:Two kids wore black bands to school representing a protest. School officials tried to make them take it off but the refused. So the officials suspended them.
Decision:Supreme Court ruled that they had a right to protest and they didn't have to shed their rights in school no more.

New Jersey .VS. T.L.O

Jan 15, 1985

Issue:A High School girl was searched based on the accusation of possesing cigarettes at school.
Decision:The Supreme Court ruled that the laws for searching students in school will become more lenient.

Texas .VS. Johnson

Jun 21, 1989

Issue:Charged and convicted with descrecration of a venerated object that violated the Texas Penal Code.
Decision: Supreme Court determined that his actions were justified by the 1st Amendment.