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Lunar
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« on: January 02, 2005, 08:22:54 PM »

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While I support the ruling, the huge amount of partisanship should prevent anyone from admiring it.
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Lunar
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2005, 08:37:12 PM »

Landmark ones I like quite a bit:

Texas v. Johnson - Law prohibiting burning of the American flag is unconstitutional as violating the First Amendment
Reno v. ACLU - The Commmunications Decency Act, regulating certain content on the Internet, is so overbroad as to be an unconstutional restraint on the 1st Amendment.
New York Times v. United States - Government's desire to keep so-called "Pentagon Papers" classified is insufficient to overcome 1st Amendment hurdle.
Lawrence v. Texas
Katz v. United States -  Evidence obtained by wiretaping a public phonebooth without a warrant is not amissible in court, just as if a private phone line had been eavesdropped.
Hurley v. Irish American Gay Group of Boston - excluding a gay group from a public parade merely because the state doesn't like their opinion is unconstitutional.
Cohen v. California - One should not be convicted for wearing a jacket in a courtroom emblazoned with the phrase "Fudge the Draft" (in the Vietnam war context), as this is communication, protected by the free speech clause of the 1st Amendment.
Mapp v. Ohio - Evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the United States Constitution is inadmissible in a criminal trial in a state court.
Brown v. Board of Education - segregated schools in the several states are unconstitutional in violation of the14th Amendment, overturning Plessy.
Escobedo v. Illinois - a person in police custody has the right to speak to an attorney.
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