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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






5. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






17. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






20. Established exclusionary rule






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






22. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






23. Established judicial review






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






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






26. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






29. 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






30. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Separate is not equal






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