freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger." A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government

Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive The Court ruled that although it was a legitimate goal for state legislatures to take race into account when they draw electoral districts in order to increase the voting strength of minorities, they may not make race the sole reason for drawing district lines. Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce. overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.

Eliminated prior restraint. protected freedom of the press by allowing the New York Times to publish the "Pentagon Papers" despite the Justice Department's order to restrict it. freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger." "one man one vote". created guidelines for drawing up congresional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

Citizens United v. FEC McDonald v. Chicago New York Times v. US Shneck v. US

Brown v. Board of Education Tinker v. Des Moines Gideon v. Wainwright Roe v. Wade