Supreme Court Cases First Amendment Facts: Students wore anti-war armbands at school, which in turn got them suspended from school. The students sued the school for impeding their free speech. Student topics: 1st and 14th amendments: free speech, they were not hurting anyone. School Arguments: 10th Amendment: Allowed school to suspend kids for fear of endangering other students' health and academic well-being Supreme Court Decision: The students won. “Students do not give up their First Amendment rights at the school gates.” As long as they were NOT disturbing other students, they had the right to wear armbands. Case Name: Flast VS. Facts of the Cohnen case: Flast sued because he argued that tax money was being used unconstitutionally and was wasted under the Elementary and Secondary Law. - Separation of Church and State - Taxpayers SHOULD NOT and SHOULD NOT pay for parochial schools Topics: Flast - Public funds are not allowed to aid religious schoolsCohnen- Cannot sue unless outcome is personalCourt Decision Supreme:Flast Won, Taxpayers Should Not Pay, and Separation of Church and StateCase Name: Miami Herald Publishing VS. Facts of the Tornillo case: Tornillio tried to run for the Supreme Court and the Miami Herald did not want to publish his response to a "diss" received in his newspaper. Topics: Miami Herald: Someone said something bad, would you like to reply with the same number of space... that's rightTornillo: Since many newspapers print articles that contain a lot of information, it becomes difficult for people to see a full range of opinions. Questions free speech and press rights Supreme Court Decision: Ruled in favor of the Miami Herald. The law's response was not constitutional. Case name: Agostini VS. Facts of the Felton case: New York public school teachers should not have spent the extra time they had with disadvantaged children in religious schools. Religious schools have no government funding and the Establishment Clause worked against them. Arguments: Agostini: Religion is being promoted in public schools now because public school teachers are taking time out of their work schedule to help kids in religious schools. It was a question of Religion VS. State. Public teachers can change their teaching and it will not mix with public schools. Frelton: Irrelevant skills are taught and the government is not responsible for oversight so that state and church do not interact. Supreme Court Decision: Public School Teachers Can Help Religious Students.Fourth Amendment Case Name: Mapp VS. Facts of the Ohio case: Cleveland said Mapp was hiding a fugitive in his home.