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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






4. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






10. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






21. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






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






27. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






29. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






33. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






39. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






42. Separate but equal for races






43. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






44. You can burn the flag






45. Established judicial review






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






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






48. Separate is not equal






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






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