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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. All defendants must be informed of legal rights before they are arrested






2. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






3. 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






4. Established judicial review






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






6. Separate but equal for races






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






21. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






22. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






23. You can burn the flag






24. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






29. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






33. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






34. 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






35. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






41. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






42. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Right to privacy






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