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Important Court Cases

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1. Extended exclusionary rule to the states






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






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






4. Federal wiretaps of phone conversation is constitutional






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






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






7. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Separate is not equal






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






23. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. You can burn the flag






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






32. Established exclusionary rule






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






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






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






36. Established judicial review






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Separate but equal for races






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






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






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






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






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






49. Invalidated 1989 Flag Protection Act






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