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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






15. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






16. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






18. Right to privacy






19. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






22. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






23. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






50. 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