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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Separate but equal for races






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






14. Secular rather than religious purpose? neither promote nor discourage religion? avoid 'excessive entanglement?'






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






16. 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






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






18. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






21. You can burn the flag






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






23. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






24. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






25. Right to privacy






26. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






31. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






32. 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






33. 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






34. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






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






39. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






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






44. Established judicial review






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






46. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






48. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






50. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited







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