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Important Court Cases

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1. 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






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






3. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






4. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






6. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






7. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






9. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






26. Separate but equal for races






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






28. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






31. Established exclusionary rule






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






33. 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






34. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






36. Separate is not equal






37. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






40. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






50. States cannot set term limits on members of congress