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New York State Cases Summarized
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Case Name Decision Date Related Supreme Court Case Related Concept/Topic WTP Unit
Cahill v. Rosa 10/15/1996 Civil Rights Cases(1883); Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S (1964) Equality - ethnicity and race/disability; Economics/Commerce - interstate commerce/property rights; Separation of powers - legislative 2, 4
Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York 6/26/2003 Brown v. Board of Education (1956) Civic values - education
Dalton v. Pataki 5/3/2005 Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Civic values-education; Federalism
Engel v. Vitale 7/7/1961 Engel v. Vitale (1962) Federalism; Religion 2, 4
Gonzalez v. Broadnax 4/1/2004 Roe v. Wade (1973); Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) Abortion; Judicial review; Separation of powers - judiciary 3, 4
Gross v. Albany County Board of Elections 10/14/2004 Baker v. Carr (1962) Voting
Health Dept. v. Rector 11/2/1904 U.S. v. E.C. Knight (1895) Economics - antitrust/interstate commerce/property rights; Federalism 2, 3
Lyles v. State of New York 11/30/2004 Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) Criminal process - search and seizure; Equality - ethnicity and race
Matter of Annette B. 5/3/2005 Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Cruel and unusual punishment; Due process 1, 4
Matter of Gregory M. 12/20/1993 New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) Criminal process - search and seizure 5, 6
Matter of K. L. 2/17/2004 Cruzan v. Director (1990) Due process; Privacy right; Right to die 4, 5, 6
Matter of New York Times v. City of New York Fire Department 3/24/2005 New York Times v. U.S.(1971) Free speech- press; Privacy right 5
McGrath v. Toys R Us 11/23/2004 Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Equality - gender; Federalism 2
National Protective Association of Steam Fitters v. Cumming 4/1/1902 Civil Rights Cases (1883); In Re Debs (1895); Lochner v. New York (1905) Due process; Economics - antitrust/labor
Pataki v. NYS Assembly 12/16/2004 U.S. v. Nixon (1974) Separation of powers - executive 2
Patchogue-Medford v. Board of Education 6/9/1987 New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985); Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995) Criminal process - search and seizure; Drug testing, Federalism 1, 5, 6
Paynter v. New York 6/26/2003 Plessy v. Ferguson (1896); Brown v. Board of Education (1956) Civic values - education; Equality - ethnicity and race 4, 6
People v. Henriquez 10/19/2004 Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Criminal process - right to Counsel 5
People v. Hollman 10/21/1986 Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) Free speech - protest 5
People v. James Combest 2/22/2005 New York Times v. U.S. (1971) Free speech - press
People v. LaValle 6/24/2004 Marbury v. Madison (1803) Criminal process-right to jury; Cruel and unusual punishiment; Due process; Federalism; Judicial review 3, 6
People v. Slavin 2/17/2004 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Criminal process - Self Incrimination; Free speech-hate speech 5, 6
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