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Important Court Cases

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1. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






14. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






16. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






17. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






18. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






30. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






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






36. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Right to privacy






42. Established judicial review






43. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






47. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






48. Separate but equal for races






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






50. Forbids state-mandated bible reading