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Important Court Cases

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1. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






2. 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






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






4. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






5. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






7. You can burn the flag






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Separate is not equal






13. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






17. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






19. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






24. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






35. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






39. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






41. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






42. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Established exclusionary rule






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