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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






4. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






5. Right to privacy






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






15. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






16. Separate but equal for races






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






18. Established exclusionary rule






19. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






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






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






33. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






34. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






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






40. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






48. 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






49. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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