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Bob Jones University v. Simon 1974 A private university, notified by the IRS, about a new policy of denying tax-exempt status for private schools with racially discriminatory admissions policies. Petitioner sued for injunctive relief to prevent revocation
DeFunis v. Odegaard 1974 Court: Supreme Court of Washington
Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas 1974 upholding a zoning ordinance which prevented multiple unrelated people from living together
Storer v. Brown 1974 political campaign laws
Edelman v. Jordan 1974 Eleventh Amendment and disability payments
Johnson v. Robison 1974 different benefits for combat veterans and conscientious objectors does not violate equal protection or the free exercise clause
Morton v. Ruiz 1974 administrative law, Bureau of Indian Affairs improperly limited eligibility for general assistance benefits
United States v. Matlock 1974 Fourth Amendment, Search and seizure, "co-occupant consent rule"
Schlesinger v. Holtzman 1973 presidential war power
Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur 1974 Overly restrictive maternity leave regulations in public schools violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Lau v. Nichols 1974 foreign-language education and discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964
North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. 1973 Court upholds North Dakota pharmacy ownership statute against substantive due process attack
Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co. 1973 Court: United States Court of Appeals
employers can refuse to hire foreign citizens without violating their civil rights
Broadrick v. Oklahoma 1973 overbreadth of Oklahoma statute forbidding political activities by state employees
Norwood v. Harrison 1973 equal protection does not require equal state assistance to public and private schools and forbids assistance to private schools that discriminate on the basis of race
Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations 1973 freedom of the press, discriminatory commercial speech in classified advertising
United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels of Film 1973 ban on importing obscene material stands but material to be re-evaluated under Miller test
Miller v. California 1973 freedom of speech, Miller test for obscenity
United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) 1973 standing to sue
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte 1973 Voluntary searches are permissible without the knowledge to refuse them