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Important Court Cases

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






2. Separate is not equal






3. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






7. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






8. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






15. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






18. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






30. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






31. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






37. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






40. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






42. Established judicial review






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Right to privacy






48. 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






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






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