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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






12. You can burn the flag






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






14. Established judicial review






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






20. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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






22. 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






23. Separate but equal for races






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






36. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






37. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






38. Established exclusionary rule






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






40. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






42. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






44. Right to privacy






45. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






46. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






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







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