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Important Court Cases

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






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






3. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






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






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






7. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






9. Separate but equal for races






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






11. 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






12. First time court overturned state law on constitutional grounds.






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






23. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






25. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






26. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






36. You can burn the flag






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






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






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






40. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Right to privacy






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






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






49. Established exclusionary rule






50. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional