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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






12. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Separate but equal for races






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






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






22. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






25. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






28. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Separate is not equal






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






45. Established exclusionary rule






46. Established judicial review






47. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






49. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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