10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know

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10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know

• Summary

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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District

• Year 1969
• Issue Freedom of Speech at School
• Bottom LineYou Have the Right To Express
  YourselfUp to a Point

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New Jersey v. T.L.O.

• Year 1985
• IssuePrivacy Rights at School
• Bottom Line
• Your Belongings
• Can Be Searched,
• But Not Arbitrarily

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Ingraham v. Wright

• Year 1977
• IssueSchool Discipline
• Bottom Line Teachers Can Use Corporal
  Punishment, If Your locality Allows It

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States that Allow Corporal Punishment in Schools

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Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe

• Year 2000
• Issue School Prayer
• Bottom Line Public schools Cannot Sponsor
  Religious Activity

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Kent v. United States

• Year 1966
• Issue Juveniles and Serious Crime
• Bottom Line Teens Can Be Tried as Adults

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir

• Year 1988
• Issue Student Journalism and the First Amendment
  
• Bottom Line Schools Can Censor Student
  Newspapers

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Vernonia School District v. Acton

• Year 1995
• Issue Student Athletes and Drug Testing
• Bottom Line Schools Can Require It

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West Side Community Schools v. Mergens

• Year 1990
• Issue Student clubs
• Bottom LinePublic Schools That Allow
  Student-interest Clubs Cannot Exclude Religious
  or political ones

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Grutter v. Bollinger

• Year 2003
• Issue Affirmative Action in College
• Bottom Line Colleges Can Use Race as a Factor in
  Admissions

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Deshaney v. Winnebago County School Services

• Year 1989
• Issue Constitutional Rights at Home
• Bottom Line The Constitution Doesn't Protect
  Kids from Their Parents