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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






6. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






8. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






9. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






11. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






16. Right to privacy






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






18. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






20. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






21. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






23. You can burn the flag






24. Threw out undergraduate system of selection - generally upheld Bakke






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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