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Important Court Cases

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






2. Right to privacy






3. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






4. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






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. Clear and present danger (yelling fire) - Holmes






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Separate is not equal






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






16. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. You can burn the flag






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






37. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






43. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






45. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






46. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






47. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






49. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






50. Extended exclusionary rule to the states