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The United States Begins
The Continental Congress adopts the final draft of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. -
Davis vs. Beason
Over 1,300 Mormons got imprisoned for disobeying/breaking the law. There was an act passed and it restricted Mormon's rights and tried to take away their governmental political powers. -
Adair vs. United States
A law was passed and made it illegal for employers to fire employees who joined a labor union. William Adair, a representative of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co., fired one of the fireman because he joined a labor union. It violated the 1st and 5th amendment. -
Evans vs. Selma Union High School
California State Supreme Court wanted to exclude religious collections/items. -
Near vs. Minnesota
The Supreme Court said that the 1st and 14th amendments band previous restraints upon a publication of a newspaper. The Court guaranteed a Minnesota statue which allowed governmental officials and private citizens to maintain a lawsuit. -
Chaplinksy vs. New Hampshire
Chaplinsky, a Jehovah's witness, insulted a city marshal but the Supreme Court ruled that it didn't violate the First Amendment. -
Tinker vs. Des Moines
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Iowa public school officials violated the First Amendment by suspending students for wearing black armbands for U.S. involvement in Vietnam. -
Lloyd Corp vs. Tanner
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that owners of a shopping center may bar anti-war activists from distributing leaflets at the center. -
McDaniel vs. Paty
Delegate to the Tennessee State Constitutional Convention forbade ordained ministers from elected office. -
Board of Education vs. Pico
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Board of Education v. Pico that school officials may not remove books from school libraries because they disagree with the ideas contained in the books -
Bethel Schools vs. Fraser
Bethel School District suspended Matthew Fraser for an election speech based on the manner of the speech instead of the content. -
Texas vs. Johnson
Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He argued that his actions were protected by the First Amendment.
