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Important Court Cases

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1. Separate but equal for races






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






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






4. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






14. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. You can burn the flag






25. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






28. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






30. Established judicial review






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






32. 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






33. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






35. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






39. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






50. Gave states more power to regulate abortion