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Important Court Cases

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






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






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. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






8. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






9. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Right to privacy






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






21. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. You can burn the flag






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






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






31. Separate but equal for races






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Separate is not equal






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






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






39. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






40. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






45. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






47. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






49. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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







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