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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






12. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






14. 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






15. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






16. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






19. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






20. Separate but equal for races






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. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






23. Established exclusionary rule






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






25. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






30. Separate is not equal






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






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






33. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






35. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






39. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






49. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






50. Established judicial review







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