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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






6. Established exclusionary rule






7. 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






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






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






10. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






12. Established judicial review






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






14. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






16. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






18. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






24. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






26. 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






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






28. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






31. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






36. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






40. Right to privacy






41. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






45. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






49. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






50. 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