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Important Court Cases

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1. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






4. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






20. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






23. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






24. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






28. You can burn the flag






29. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






31. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






33. School district can suspend students for lewd or indecent speech






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






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






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






37. Right to privacy






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






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






40. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






42. 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






43. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






47. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






50. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional