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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






5. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






14. 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






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






16. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






29. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






33. Separate is not equal






34. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






35. Separate but equal for races






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






37. Right to privacy






38. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






49. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






50. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited