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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Separate but equal for races






4. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Separate is not equal






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






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






13. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






33. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






35. Established judicial review






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






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






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






39. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Established exclusionary rule






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






46. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






47. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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