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Important Court Cases

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






2. You can burn the flag






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






4. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






9. Separate but equal for races






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






11. 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






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






14. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






18. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






20. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






22. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






32. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






37. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






38. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






39. Right to privacy






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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