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Important Court Cases

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






2. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






16. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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






21. Separate but equal for races






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






23. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






24. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






27. Separate is not equal






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






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






30. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






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






37. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






38. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






39. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






42. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






44. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






45. You can burn the flag






46. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






47. Established judicial review






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






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






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







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