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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






8. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






9. 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






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






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






12. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






22. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






24. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






28. You can burn the flag






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Established judicial review






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






44. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






45. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






49. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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