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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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. Prohibited states from banning teaching of evolution in public schools






6. 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






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






8. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






10. You can burn the flag






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






12. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






13. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






34. Right to privacy






35. Separate but equal for races






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






37. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






38. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Established judicial review






46. 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






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






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






49. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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







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