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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






5. Separate is not equal






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






7. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






8. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






14. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. You can burn the flag






27. Established judicial review






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






29. Right to privacy






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






31. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






35. Separate but equal for races






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






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






38. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






42. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Extended exclusionary rule to the states







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