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Important Court Cases

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1. Not libel when they thought it was true at the time of printing






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






3. Ordered house districts to be near as equal as possible - enshrined principal of 'one man - one vote.'






4. Confessions given immediately before rights are given means the confession is still admissible






5. BSA could expel any homosexual member they wanted because of first amendment right of expressive association






6. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






8. Right to privacy






9. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






10. Federal courts = final authority on creation of house districts






11. All defendants must be informed of legal rights before they are arrested






12. Peaceable assembly for lawful discussion cannot be made a crime - selectively incorporated right to lawful assembly to all state governments






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






14. 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






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






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






17. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






18. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






19. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






22. Overturned Olmstead - warrants were required to listen in on phone conversation






23. First time court overturned state law on constitutional grounds.






24. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






25. Demonstrations near schools that disrupted classes could be legally banned






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






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






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






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






30. Threw out undergraduate system of selection - generally upheld Bakke






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






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






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






34. Court rebuffed an attempt by state of New Hampshire to take control of Dartmouth by holding that Dartmouth's corporate charter was qualified as a contract between private parties






35. Commerce clause of the constitution does not give congress the power to regulate guns near state operated schools






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






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






38. States can regulate abortion but not with regulations that impose an 'undue burden' on women






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






40. Separate is not equal






41. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






43. Separate but equal for races






44. You can burn the flag






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






46. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






49. African Americans denied right to vote in primaries = violate fifteenth amendment






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







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