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Important Court Cases

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






2. Separate is not equal






3. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






4. You can burn the flag






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






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






7. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Right to privacy






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






17. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






28. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






31. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






32. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






36. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






40. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






50. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded