Supreme Court CasesFirst Amendment-Facts of the case: Students wore anti-war headbands to school, which in turn got them suspended of school. The students sued the school for violating their freedom of speech. Students' arguments: 1st and 14th amendment: freedom of speech, they weren't hurting anyone. School Arguments: The 10th Amendment allowed schools to suspend children for fear of endangering the health of other students. and academic well-beingSupreme Court decision: the students won. “Students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at the school gates.” As long as they were NOT disturbing other students, they were allowed to wear the armbands. Case name: Flast VS. CohnenFacts of the case: Flast sued because he claimed tax money was being used unconstitutionally and dispersed under the Elementary and Secondary Act. - Separation of Church and State - Taxpayers DO NOT and SHOULD NOT pay for parochial schoolsArguments: Flast - Public funds are not allowed to help religious schoolsCohnen- You cannot sue unless the result be personalSupreme Court Decision:Flast Won, Taxpayers Should Not Have to Pay and Separation of Church and StateCase Name: Miami Herald Publishing VS. TornilloCase Facts: Tornillio tried to run for the Supreme Court and the Miami Herald would not publish his response to a "dissent" he received in his newspaper.Arguments:Miami Herald: Someone said something wrong thing, you would want to respond with the same number from the space... that's just right Tornillo: Since many newspapers print articles with a lot of information, it becomes difficult for people to see a full range of points of view. Speech and Press Freedom Issues Supreme Court Decision: Ruled in favor of the Miami Herald. The response law was not constitutional. Name of the case: Agostini VS. FeltonCase Facts: New York public school teachers were not supposed to spend the extra time they had with disadvantaged children in religious schools. Religious schools received no government funding and the establishment clause worked against them. Arguments: Agostini: Religion is now promoted in public schools because public school teachers take time out of their schedules to help students in religious schools. It was a question of religion versus. State. Public teachers can modify their teaching and it will not mix with that of public schools. Frelton: They're being taught irrelevant skills, and the government isn't responsible for oversight so the state and church don't interact. Supreme Court ruling: Public school teachers can help religious people. students.Fourth Amendment-Case Name: Mapp VS. OhioCase Facts: Cleveland said Mapp hid fugitive in her home.