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Important Court Cases

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1. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






4. Right to privacy






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






6. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






10. Established judicial review






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






12. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






16. Clear and present danger (yelling fire) - Holmes






17. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Separate is not equal






25. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






28. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






36. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






37. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






39. Separate but equal for races






40. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






46. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






48. You can burn the flag






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






50. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional







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