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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Commerce clause of the constitution does not give congress the power to regulate guns near state operated schools






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






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






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






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






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






7. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






8. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






21. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






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






27. Separate is not equal






28. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






34. You can burn the flag






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






36. 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






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






38. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






43. Established judicial review






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






45. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






46. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






48. 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






49. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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