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Important Court Cases

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






2. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






3. 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






4. 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






5. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






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






11. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Right to privacy






29. You can burn the flag






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






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






32. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






33. Established judicial review






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






35. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






38. Established exclusionary rule






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






40. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






46. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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