| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Williams v. Florida |
1970 |
twelve-man jury |
| Rowan v. U. S. Post Office Dept. |
1970 |
addressees have unreviewable discretion to refuse further mail from a given sender; senders don't have a Constitutional right to send keep someone on a mailing list for unwanted mail |
| Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York |
1970 |
tax exemption for churches |
| Ashe v. Swenson |
1970 |
same as in Waller v. Florida, above |
| Waller v. Florida |
1970 |
collateral estoppel as applied to the same factual situation in criminal trials, double jeopardy |
| In re Winship |
1970 |
when a juvenile is charged with an act which would be a crime if committed by an adult, every element of the offense must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt |
| Goldberg v. Kelly |
1970 |
procedural due process, hearing requirement |
| Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education |
1969 |
delays in school desegregation |
| Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co. |
1969 |
standard of nonobviousness in United States patent law |
| Benton v. Maryland |
1969 |
double jeopardy |
| Chimel v. California |
1969 |
search and seizure incident to arrest |
| Lear, Inc. v. Adkins |
1969 |
overturning the doctrine of licensee estoppel in U.S. patent law |
| Kramer v. Union School District |
1969 |
right to vote in a special election district |
| Powell v. McCormack |
1969 |
political question doctrine, justiciability |
| Brandenburg v. Ohio |
1969 |
freedom of speech, incitement to riot |
| Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC |
1969 |
Fairness Doctrine, broadcaster responsibilities, freedom of speech |
| Leary v. United States |
1969 |
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 ruled unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment |
| Shapiro v. Thompson |
1969 |
Right to travel |
| Street v. New York |
1969 |
free speech and flag burning |
| Stanley v. Georgia |
1969 |
private possession of obscene material protected under First Amendment |