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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Not libel when they thought it was true at the time of printing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Established judicial review






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






11. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






15. Separate but equal for races






16. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






25. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






35. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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. Right to privacy






42. 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






43. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






44. Separate is not equal






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






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






47. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






49. You can burn the flag






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