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Important Court Cases

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1. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






6. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






11. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Separate is not equal






17. You can burn the flag






18. Established exclusionary rule






19. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






24. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






27. Established judicial review






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






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






30. Right to privacy






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






32. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






33. 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






34. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






37. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






42. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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