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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Established judicial review






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






9. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






10. Separate is not equal






11. You can burn the flag






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






13. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






21. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






24. Right to privacy






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






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






45. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






46. Established exclusionary rule






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. Threw out undergraduate system of selection - generally upheld Bakke






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






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