Bill of Rights
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Court Case Options
Freedom of the Press
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
Freedom of Religion
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
Freedom of Speech
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
Right to Privacy
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
Right to Bear Arms
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
Research Resources
- Pick a case from the options below (scroll down).
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Online databases: Search for and cite articles from one or both of these databases. If you are not in the school building and the link prompts for a password, it is schools. Databases may also be accessed through ClassLink/Reference Databases.
Court Case Options
Freedom of the Press
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
- New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) (Main issue: whether all statements in the press about public officials are protected speech, meaning they are permitted by law)
- New York Times Co. v. The United States (1971) (Main issue: establishing a balance between freedom of the press and a need for national security)
- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) (Main issue: whether schools can censor school newspapers)
Freedom of Religion
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
- Engel v. Vitale (1962) (Main issue: Prayer in school)
- Edwards v. Aguillard (1987) (Main issue: teaching evolution in schools)
- Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v. Mergens (1990) (Main issue: whether religious clubs can meet in schools)
Freedom of Speech
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
- West Virginia v. Barnette (1943) (Main issue: Pledge of Allegiance in schools)
- Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) (Main issue: student protest in schools)
- Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) (Main issue: banning school library books)
- Texas v. Johnson (1989) (Main issue: flag burning)
Right to Privacy
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
- Olmstead v. the United States (1928) (Main issue: whether wiretapping should be legal)
- Katz v. United States (1967) (Main issue: whether wiretapping should be legal)
- Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) (Main issue: whether birth control should be legal)
- Loving v. Virginia (1967) (Main issue: whether interracial marriage should be legal)
Right to Bear Arms
Suggested Supreme Court Cases
- U.S. v. Miller (1939) (Main issue: whether guns need to be suitable for a "militia" to be legal)
- U.S. v. Emerson (2001) (Main issue: clarifying an individual's right to bear arms--important, but not a Supreme Court case)
- Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016) (Main issue: whether the right to bear arms means ALL types of arms, including tasers)