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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






6. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






9. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






10. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






24. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






28. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






29. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






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






35. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Established judicial review






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Separate is not equal