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Important Court Cases

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1. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






5. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






6. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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. Established judicial review






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






14. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






15. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






17. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






18. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






19. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






22. Right to privacy






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. You can burn the flag






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






49. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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