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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






24. Established exclusionary rule






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






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






27. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






28. Established judicial review






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






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






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






33. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






35. Students don't 'shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door -' Iowa students suspended for wearing armbands to protest Vietnam war






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Separate but equal for races






43. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






44. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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. Threw out undergraduate system of selection - generally upheld Bakke






48. 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






49. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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