Lewis v. Martin

Apr 20, 1970

OUTCOME: 9-0 Victory Before The Supreme Court

Argued on behalf of striking down laws in 14 states on the grounds they violated the Constitution.

Goldberg vs. Kelly

Mar 23, 1970

OUTCOME: Supreme Court ruled that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution requires an evidentiary hearing before a recipient of certain government benefits (welfare) can be deprived of such benefits

The individual losing benefits is not entitled to a trial, but is entitled to an oral hearing before an impartial decision-maker, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, and the right to a w ... ritten opinion setting out the evidence relied upon and the legal basis for the decision. The case was decided 5-3

Board of Higher Education v. Students for A Democratic Soc

Jun 09, 1969

OUTCOME:

King vs. Smith

Jun 17, 1968

OUTCOME: Supreme Court of the United States held that Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) could not be withheld because of the presence of a "substitute father" who visited a family on weekends.

The issue before the US Supreme Court involved how the states could determine how to implement a federal program. The court used the term "co-operative federalism

Ashton v. Kentucky

May 16, 1966

OUTCOME: Court ruled that breach of the peace is not a constitutional basis for imposing criminal liability, and held that common-law criminal libel is "the publication of a defamatory statement about another which is false, with malice.

Petitioner was indicted and convicted for violating the Kentucky common-law crime of criminal libel. The indictment charged "the offense of criminal libel" committed "by publishing a false and maliciou ... s publication which tends to degrade or injure" three named persons. The trial court charged that "criminal libel is defined as any writing calculated to create disturbances of the peace, corrupt the public morals, or lead to any act, which, when done, is indictable." The court also charged that malice and falsity were essential elements of the offense.

Jacobellis v. Ohio

Jun 22, 1964

OUTCOME: Supreme Court held view that the First Amendment does not permit censorship of any kind

Issue was whether the state of Ohio could, consistent with the First Amendment, ban the showing of the Louis Malle film The Lovers (Les Amants), which the state had deemed obscene.

Scholastic, Inc. v. Stouffer

N/A

OUTCOME: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/221/425/2486359/

See summary: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/221/425/2486359/