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Important Court Cases

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1. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






2. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






6. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






7. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






11. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






12. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






16. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






18. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






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






23. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






24. 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






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






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






27. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






32. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






34. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






38. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






39. Right to privacy






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Established judicial review






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






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






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







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