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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






7. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






8. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






9. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






12. 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






13. Separate but equal for races






14. Established exclusionary rule






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






16. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






22. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Separate is not equal






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






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






32. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






37. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






38. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






48. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






50. Established judicial review







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