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Important Court Cases

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Segregate with al 'due and deliberate speed'






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






9. Cross burning = 'fighting words' = unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. States cannot set term limits on members of congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Separate but equal for races






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






29. 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






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






31. Fighting words - certain offensive types of speech prohibited






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






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






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






35. Forbids state-mandated bible reading






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






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






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






39. Gave states more power to regulate abortion






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






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






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






43. Forbids execution of defendants who are mentally retarded






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






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






46. 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






47. You can burn the flag






48. Made the CRA 1964 apply to virtually all businesses






49. 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






50. Established exclusionary rule







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