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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






5. Established judicial review






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






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






8. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






9. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






12. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






13. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






16. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






21. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






25. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






38. You can burn the flag






39. 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






40. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






42. Separate is not equal






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






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






45. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






50. Established exclusionary rule






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