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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Not libel when they thought it was true at the time of printing






2. Separate but equal for races






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






4. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






7. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






10. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






14. Right to privacy






15. 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






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






17. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






30. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






33. Established judicial review






34. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






37. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






38. You can burn the flag






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






40. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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