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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






7. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






15. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






20. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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






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






26. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Established judicial review






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






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






36. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






38. 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






39. Separate is not equal






40. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






43. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






44. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






45. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






48. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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