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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






5. You can burn the flag






6. Established judicial review






7. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






9. 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






10. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






16. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






40. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






41. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






42. Separate but equal for races






43. Established exclusionary rule






44. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






45. 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






46. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






47. Separate is not equal






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






49. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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