The Warren Court

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The Warren Court

• Changing Americas Interpretation

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The Nomination

• Pres. Eisenhower nominated Earl Warren as Supreme
  Court Chief Justice on October 5, 1953.

This would change Americas interpretation of
the Constitution!
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Snapshot of American Society during Earl Warrens
Justiceship

• Rosenbergs are convicted assassinated
• McCarthy hearings
• Civil Rights Movement begins
• First Astronauts orbit the earth

• March on Washington
• JFK assassination
• Malcolm X assassination
• Watts Riots
• Thurgood Marshall sworn into Supreme Court
• MLK, Jr. assassination
• Democratic National Convention riots
• Moonwalk

In America..
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Snapshot of American Society during Earl Warrens
Justiceship

• Korean war begins ends
• Sputnik launched
• Bay of Pigs

In the World

• Berlin Wall erected
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Gulf of Tonkin
• Six-Days War
• Tet Offensive
• My Lai

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Now your turn

• How would you describe the time period in
  American history during which Earl Warren was
  Supreme Court Chief Justice?

The Supreme Court will rule on a lot of
decisions that will reshape the way America
thinks.
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The Warren Court Decisions

• Pertaining to Civil Rights

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1953

• Segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

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Baker v. Carr 1962

• Established that federal courts can hear lawsuits
  seeking to enforce state authorities to redraw
  electoral districts.

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Reynolds v. Sims 1964

• Congressional districts should be fairly equal in
  population.

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Heart of Atlanta Hotel v. US 1964

• Desegregation of public accommodations
  established under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is
  legal.

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The Warren Court Decisions

• Pertaining to Due Process of the Law

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Mapp v. Ohio 1961

• Unlawfully seized evidence is inadmissible at
  trial.

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Gideon v. Wainwright 1963

• Suspects are entitled to court-appointed attorney
  if unable to afford one on their own.

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Escobedo v. Illinois 1964

• Accused has the right to an attorney during
  police questioning

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Miranda v. Arizona 1966

• Police must inform suspects of their rights
  during arrest process.

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The Warren Court Decisions

• Pertaining to the Rights of the 1st Amendment

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Engel v. Vitale 1962
Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon
Thee, and we beg Thy blessing upon us, our
parents, our teachers and our Country. The
required daily prayer

• Nondenominational prayer in school banned

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Abington Township v. Schempp 1963

• Enforced daily Bible reading in school banned.

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Tinker v. Des Moines School District 1964

• Students have a right to protest visually in
  school.

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Questions