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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Separate is not equal






9. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






12. You can burn the flag






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






14. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






17. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






19. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






20. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






21. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






22. Established judicial review






23. Established exclusionary rule






24. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






26. Separate but equal for races






27. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






41. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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