Download Life, Liberty, and Property Court Cases Cheat Sheet

Life, Liberty, and Property Court Cases Cheat Sheet
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
During World War II, Japanese ancestry was excluded from areas deemed critical to
national defense and potentially vulnerable to espionage. Korematsu remained in San
Leandro, California and violated Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34 of the U.S. The Court
sided with the government and held that the need to protect against espionage outweighed
Korematsu's rights.
Griswold vs. Connecticut (1965)
Griswold gave medical advice and counseling to married couples concerning birth
control. Griswold and colleuges were convicted under connecticut law who criminalized
the counselling or other medical treatment, to married people preventing conception. The
First,Third,Fourth, and Ninth amendments create a new constitutional right, the right to
privacy in martial relations. Because of this the case ended in null and void.
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Roe was a Texas woman who wanted an abortion, but at the time, abortions were against
the law unless it was to save the pregnant woman’s life. The court decided that the right
to an abortion fell within the right to privacy so she was allowed to terminate the
pregnancy during the first trimester.
Planed Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
Overturned Roe by putting restrictions on abortions: a woman has to have informed
consent from her doctor, notify the spouse, have parent consent if she’s a minor, and
there needs to be a 24-hour waiting period.
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Texas police caught Lawrence engaging in sexual activity with another man when they
entered his apartment due to weapon disturbance in a private residence. They were
arrested since Texas law forbids two people of the same sex to engage in sexual conduct.
They took the case to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the right to liberty under the
Due Process Clause allowed them to engage in private conduct