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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






6. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






12. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






16. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






32. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






33. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






34. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






35. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






39. Right to privacy






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






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






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






43. Established judicial review






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






45. Separate is not equal






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






47. Established exclusionary rule






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






49. 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






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