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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. 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






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






3. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






4. 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






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






6. Established judicial review






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






8. Separate is not equal






9. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






11. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






14. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






25. 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






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






27. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






29. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






30. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






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






36. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






37. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






41. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Right to privacy






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