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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. States not allowed to prevent or punish inflammatory speech unless it will lead to imminent lawless action






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






10. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






19. Separate is not equal






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






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






22. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






24. 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






25. You can burn the flag






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






39. Right to privacy






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






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






42. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






43. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






45. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






46. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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