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






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






4. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






5. Established exclusionary rule






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






7. Right to privacy






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






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






10. Citizens of Japanese descent could be interned and deprived of basic constitutional rights due to executive order






11. 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






12. Separate but equal for races






13. Established judicial review






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






15. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






19. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






27. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






30. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






31. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






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






37. Separate is not equal






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






39. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






40. 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






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






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






43. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






45. Giving money to political campaign = free speech - so wealthy people can now spend as much of their own money as they want if they choose to run for federal office






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






47. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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







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