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Important Court Cases

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1. All state governments must provide an attorney in all cases for those who can't afford one - powerful repudiation of Betts v Brady






2. Mandated 21-year-old drinking age (if you don't feds will take away all federal highway funds






3. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






4. Florida recount in 2000 election was a violation of fourteenth amendment's equal protection clause






5. Protesters have substantially fewer assembly rights in malls and other private establishments






6. Overruled Powell - state govs do not have to provide lawyers to indigent defendants in capital cases






7. Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools






8. Halt to all death penalty punishments in nation until a less arbitrary method of sentencing was found






9. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






10. Secular rather than religious purpose? neither promote nor discourage religion? avoid 'excessive entanglement?'






11. Right to privacy






12. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






13. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






14. NY could not grant steamship company monopoly - increased federal power over interstate commerce






15. Legitimate use of eminent domain - town wanting to buy private land and turn it over to private developers






16. Established judicial review






17. Banned presidential use of a line=item veto as a violation of legislative powers.






18. Separate but equal for races






19. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






20. State govs must provide counsel in cases involving the death penalty to those who can't afford it






21. NC makes mandatory punishment for certain crimes - deemed unconstitutional






22. Libel and obscenity not protected by first amendment - so three-part obscenity test established






23. Race cannot be sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative district boundaries (1982 VRA wants them to do that - though)






24. School district can suspend students for lewd or indecent speech






25. States did not have power to tax the national bank - reinforces supremacy clause






26. Prohibited states from banning teaching of evolution in public schools






27. Cities could legitimately require parade permits in the interest of pubic order (Jehovah's Witnesses march w/out permit)






28. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






29. Separate is not equal






30. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






31. Clear and present danger (yelling fire) - Holmes






32. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






33. Helped states to engage in eminent domain - said that fifth amendment right to take private property for public use is legal for states without eminent domain






34. 'Bad Tendency Doctrine -' speech restricted if it has tendency to lead to illegal actions; selectively incorporated freedom of speech to states






35. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






36. Students don't 'shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door -' Iowa students suspended for wearing armbands to protest Vietnam war






37. Any defendant who asked for a lawyer had to have one granted to him - or any confession after that point is inadmissible






38. No such thing as executive privilege in criminal cases - but definitely at other times






39. Intentional infliction of emotional distress was permissible First Amendment speech as long as it was about a public official - and no one would actually think it was fact






40. Parents may remove children from public school for religious reasons






41. Selectively incorporates freedom of the press - prevents prior restraint -state injunctions to prevent publication unconstitutional






42. Race-based affirmative action was permissible so long as it was in the service of creating greater diversity






43. Established national abortion guidelines by extending inferred right of privacy from Griswold






44. Fed can limit speech that doesn't lead to action (upholding Smith Act - which made it a crime to support any communist organization)






45. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






46. FCRA mandated that places of public accommodation are prohibited from discrimination against blacks






47. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






48. Executive efforts to prevent publication forbidden (Ellsburg & Vietnam)






49. You can burn the flag






50. Established exclusionary rule