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Important Court Cases

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






2. 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






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






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






5. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






11. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






14. Separate but equal for races






15. 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






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






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






18. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






20. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






21. 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






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






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






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. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






31. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






41. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






42. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






46. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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