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| Guaranty Clause does not prevent courts from having the right to determine whether state legislative apportionment violates citizens' 14th A. rights |
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| Barron v. Baltimore (1883) |
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| Bill of Rights does not apply to the states [note the date of the case] |
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| Bob Jones University v. US (1983) |
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| the Government's fundamental, overriding interest in eradicating racial discrimination in education substantially outweighs whatever burden denial of tax benefits places on the exercise of religious beliefs (the university was denied tax-exempt status because it discriminates racially) |
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| Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) |
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| speech that does not call for illegal action is protected, and even speech that does call for illegal action is protected if the action is not "imminent" or there is reason to believe that the listeners will not take action |
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| Brown v. Board of Education (1954, 1955) |
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| Overturned Plessy case. Racially segregated public facilities are unconstitutional |
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| Upheld FECA's limitations placed on campaign contributions but protected independent political expenditures as free speech. |
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| Clinton v. City of New York (1998) |
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| Line Item veto declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it gave legislative powers to the president |
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