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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






14. Established exclusionary rule






15. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






18. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






21. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






23. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






24. 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






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






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






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






28. You can burn the flag






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






30. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






39. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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. Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools






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






43. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






45. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






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






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