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Important Court Cases

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1. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






6. Separate is not equal






7. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






10. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






11. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






13. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






16. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






29. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






31. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






35. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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. Parents may remove children from public school for religious reasons






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






39. Separate but equal for races






40. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






45. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






49. Established judicial review






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