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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






3. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






5. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






9. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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






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






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






14. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






32. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






33. Right to privacy






34. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






40. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






44. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






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






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






50. Established judicial review