| Description | Name of Case |
|---|
| Stopped the death penalty in the US | |
| Established that abortion is protected on a basis of pregnancy trimester | |
| Ruled that obscenity is an exception to free speech if it has no 'political, literary, scientific, or artistic merit' | |
| Ruled that not even the president is above the law in a case against the president of the time | |
| Overturned the 1972 case and re-allowed capital punishment | |
| Placed a limit on campaign contributions | |
| Set the 'two reindeer' rule in regards to Christmas decorations with secular connotations | |
| Declared State endorsement of silent prayer in schools unconstitutional | |
| Ruled that free exercise does not extend as far to military personnel as it does to civilians (Later overturned by Congressional Act) | |
| Ruled that public figures may not sue for damages via emotional distress | |
| Protected flag burning under free speech | |
| Provided equal access to religious clubs in schools | |
| Denied Native Americans to smoke Peyote as a ritual of their religion. | |
| Struck down hate crime legislation on the basis that 'time, place and manner' restrictions do not include content in this case involving a burning cross. | |
| Ruled that enhanced sentencing for hate-biased crime presented compelling interest in deterring unlawful activity. | |
| Allowed a church to continue chicken sacrifice because society's problem was with the church, not the sacrifice | |
| Declared that drug-testing for student athletes is constitutional, even though random student drug testing is not. | |
| Limited the power of the commerce clause by declaring the Gun-Free School Zones act unconstitutional | |
| Struck down the anti-indecency provisions of the Constitutional Decency Act on the grounds that it violated freedom of speech | |
| Decided that the ability to strike portions of legislation from Congress (Line-Item Veto) was unconstitutional | |
| Prohibited a recount of votes in Florida under equal protection clause | |
| Declared that future gov teachers who hit cars on icy bridges on their way to church only have to pay a couple of bucks for a fine | |
| Reverse it; that was a 1953 case about the State Secrets Privelege | |
| That was a case involving impeachment of a judge; the right answer is the reverse | |
