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Important Court Cases

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1. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






3. Separate is not equal






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






5. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






8. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






13. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






15. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






17. 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






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






19. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






21. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






23. Established exclusionary rule






24. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






49. Right to privacy






50. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act