Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - landmark court case originating in Cleveland, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the 4th and 14th Constitutional amendments, illegally seized evidence could not be used in a state criminal trial., Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves, Miranda v. Arizona (1966) - if police do not inform people they arrest about certain constitutional rights, including their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, then their confessions may not be used as evidence at trial., Gitlow v. New York (1925) - established First Amendment protection to include state laws due to the protections of the 14th amendment, New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) - public school administrators can search a student's belongings if they have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, Roper v. Simmons (2005) - Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to impose capital punishment for crimes committed while under the age of 18, Atkins v. Virginia - "evolving standards of decency" was the Supreme Courts reasoning for ruling the execution of mentally impaired criminals as "cruel and unusual punishments" ,

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