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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






4. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






17. Separate is not equal






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






19. 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






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






21. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






29. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






30. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






32. Established national abortion guidelines by extending inferred right of privacy from Griswold






33. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






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






39. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






40. You can burn the flag






41. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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