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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






6. Established exclusionary rule






7. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






30. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






34. Right to privacy






35. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






38. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






39. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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. Federal courts = final authority on creation of house districts






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






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






44. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






47. Separate is not equal






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






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






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