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Important Court Cases

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






2. 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






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






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






5. Separate is not equal






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






7. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






13. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






16. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






22. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






34. You can burn the flag






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






36. State prohibition of consensual sodomy in private is unreasonable invasion of privacy






37. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






39. States not allowed to prevent or punish inflammatory speech unless it will lead to imminent lawless action






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






41. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






42. Established judicial review






43. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






49. Right to privacy






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







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