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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. You can burn the flag






4. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






5. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






16. Established exclusionary rule






17. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






21. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






35. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






37. 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






38. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






42. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






44. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






45. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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