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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






17. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Established judicial review






25. Right to privacy






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






29. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






33. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






38. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






41. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






42. Separate but equal for races






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






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






45. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






49. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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