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






3. Established exclusionary rule






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






5. 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






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






7. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






12. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






13. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






19. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






22. You can burn the flag






23. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






24. Established judicial review






25. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






27. 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






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






29. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






30. 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






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






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






33. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






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






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






39. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Separate but equal for races






49. 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






50. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional