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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






14. Separate is not equal






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






16. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






17. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






20. 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






21. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. You can burn the flag






30. Right to privacy






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Overruled Powell - state govs do not have to provide lawyers to indigent defendants in capital cases






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






45. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






47. Separate but equal for races






48. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






49. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






50. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional