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Important Court Cases

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1. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






2. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






6. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






11. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






29. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






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






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






35. You can burn the flag






36. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






38. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






40. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






43. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






48. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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







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