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Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago
When trying to buy land from railroads they only payed the company's one dollar which is violation against the 5th amendment specifically eminent domain -
Gitlow v. New York
Gitlow was arrested after distributing a left wing manifesto.
this violated the 1st amendment because he was just using his freedom of speech. -
Near v. Minnesota
Near was a muckraker for a Newspress. after the Saturday Press attacked the officer Brunskill they were going to be forced to stop selling the papers but that would violate their 1st amendment freedom of speech -
DeJonge v. Oregon
The police raided a communist party that was led by Dejonge. This was because they consider it advocating crime which gave them the right to raid. But this act really just violated their 1st amendment freedom of assembly. -
Cantwell v. Connecticut
Cantwell and his son was spreading Jova's witness religion around a roman catholic neighborhood they eventually got arrested for soliciting which cant happen because it violates their 1st amendment freedom of religion. -
Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing
The government started to fund all schools with transportation even catholic ones. so, Everson sued saying that it was against the 1st amendment because of establishment clause but the court ruled that it did violate anything because while they can't favor one religion, they also can't keep a religion from transportation. -
In re Oliver
Oliver got summoned to grand jury where it was a private grand jury where they were talking about organized crime. they then without reason told Oliver that the things he said was false and charged him with contempt of court. this violated the 6th amendment right to public trial. -
Mapp v. Ohio
When Mapp got convicted with unconstitutional evidence after the police was just told she had stuff in her house which they did not find. this goes against the 4th amendment because they did not get a warrant or good evidence to raid her house. -
Robinson v. California
Robinson was stopped on day from a police officer for tracks in his arm, so the police claimed he was a addict but he denied it. he was arrested for being addicted to drugs and sent to 90 days in prison which is against the 8th amendment of cruel and unseal punishment. -
Ker v. California
After a cop saw Ker meeting with a drug suspect he entered Kers apartment where he found a package of weed. the only problem is that because of the 4th amendment the cop couldn't use the evidence because it was obtained unconstitutionally. -
Edwards v. South Carolina
After protesters were protesting in front of the state house ground peacefully they all got arrested for the breach of peace. This goes against the 1st amendment because they have a right to peacefully protest as long as they dont get violant -
Gideon v. Wainwright
He was arrested after supposedly burglarizing a hall pool. when he tried to request for a court appointed jury he got denied. and the prosecutors that saw him didn't see him break in. this goes with the 6th amendment for the right of council in federal court. -
Malloy v. Hogan
After being put in jail for gambling he eventually got released from jail and put on a two-year probation. when he got asked to answer questions he refused and got sent back to jail until he testified. because of the 5th amendment he has the right not to testify against himself. -
Pointer v. Texas
After pointer got arrested he tried confronting the one accusing him but instead all they did was show a transcript of what he said earlier which goes against the 6th amendment right to confront accuser -
Klopfer v. North Carolina
When Klopfer was protesting segregation in food stores he entered the property of Austin Watts where he refused to leave. he got charged with criminal trespass. the jury couldn't say he was guilty or not so they just kind of held him with charges which is against the 6th amendment which give a person the right to a speedy trial. -
Washington v. Texas
When Washington wanted to force a witness to testify for his side it was stopped by Texas state law at the time which prevent codefendants from testifying for each other because they might lie. this is against the 6th amendment which is Right to a compulsory process to obtain witnesses for defense. -
Duncan v. Louisiana
When a Duncan tried to help his cousin, white teenager called him a racial slur so when Duncan told him to go home, he reached out towards Herman Landry He was accused of slapping him even though he didn't even touch him. Duncan was arrested. The problem was he wasn't subjected a trial by jury which goes against the 6th amendment which says you have a right to trial by jury in criminal cases. -
Benton v. Maryland
Benton was charged with larceny and burglary, but he only was found guilty of burglary. he was offered to have a new trial because his case was under constitutional prevision. when he went to his new trial, he ended up being charged with larceny and burglary. this goes against the 5th amendment which is double jeopardy. -
Argersinger v. Hamlin
When Argersinger was put in jail for 90 days for a conceded weapon he was never represented by a council he said it was unconstitutional but because of the court case Duncan v Louisianan. they said that since jury trials didn't have to be for cause up to 6 months then nether did council. this goes against the 6th amendment which is the Right to counsel for imprisonable misdemeanors -
Schilb v. Kuebel
When Schilb was charged with leaving a car crash and obscuring traffic he paid 10% bail (75$) when he was found guilty he was only given 7.50 less then the amount he orginally gave. the rest of it went to the person he gave the money to. this would be against the 8th amendment which is the protection of excessive bail. -
Rabe v. Washington
Rabe was arrested after showing a exploit movie in his drive-in movie theater under the first amendment the problem was that he wasn't told that why he got arrested for the movie. this is against the 6th amendment which is the right to have knowledge of why you got arrested. -
McDonald v. Chicago
McDonald house has been broken into many times and even though he owned shotgun he thought that he wanted something more mobile, so he went to buy a handgun but was denied due to the city-wide ban of handguns. this goes against the 2nd amendment which is the right to bare arms. -
Timbs v. Indiana
When Timbs was arrested pleading guilty to his crime he paid his 1,200$ fine and had years in house arrest but due to the forfeiture law they also took his vehicle because that what he would have to travel the drugs back in forth this would be difficult for him because he now didnt have a vehicle to go anywhere. this would be the 8th amendment which would be the Protection against excessive fines