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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






9. 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






10. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






11. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






12. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






13. 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






14. Separate but equal for races






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






20. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






23. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






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






29. Separate is not equal






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






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






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. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






35. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






36. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






40. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






43. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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