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Important Court Cases

Subject : law
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1. Secular rather than religious purpose? neither promote nor discourage religion? avoid 'excessive entanglement?'






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






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






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






5. You can burn the flag






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






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






8. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






9. Right to privacy






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






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






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






13. Strikes by labor unions are constitutional






14. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






17. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






18. 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






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






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






21. Established exclusionary rule






22. 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






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






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






25. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






26. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






28. 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






29. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






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






33. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






41. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






44. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






47. Established judicial review






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






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






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