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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






4. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






14. Established exclusionary rule






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






16. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






18. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






22. Separate is not equal






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






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






25. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






27. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






32. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






33. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Right to privacy






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






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






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






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. Clear and present danger (yelling fire) - Holmes






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