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Important Court Cases

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1. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






5. African Americans denied right to vote in primaries = violate fifteenth amendment






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






15. 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






16. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






18. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






24. You can burn the flag






25. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






34. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






43. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






44. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






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