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Important Court Cases

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1. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






18. Right to privacy






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






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






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






22. Separate is not equal






23. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






27. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






31. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






32. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






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






38. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






44. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






49. You can burn the flag






50. Established exclusionary rule







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