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Alden v Maine

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States could not be sued in their own courts by state employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Anderson v Edwards

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The Aid to Families with Dependent Children program as allowing a state, in this case CA, to group into a single assistance unit all needy children who lived in the same household under the care of one relative.

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Avery v Midland County

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Reapportionment case. one-man one vote rule and applied it to county and city governments as well as states, again due to the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment

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Babbitt v Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Greater Oregon

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Upheld regulations issued under the 1973 Endangered Species Act-- loggers and the spotted owl.

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Barenblatt v United States

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Dealt with communists answering questions... court felt the questioning fell within committees jurisdiction... the questions asked were pertinent to the subject matter and that the gvoernments interests in investigating the area outweighed the witness' interest in not answering the questions

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Barnard v Thorstenn

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threw out the regulation that a person must live in the Virgin Islands for at least one year and intend to practice there in order to take the bar exam -- regulation = violation of the priveleges and immunities clause of Article IV.

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Beecham v United States

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Federal law makes it a crime for those who have been convicted of serious offenses to own firearms. Court said firearms law can only be nullified if the convict's civil rights are restored under federal law.

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Board of Estimate of City of New York v Morris

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Invalidated method used by city to elect a Board... election fell under the equal protection clause of the 14th b/c it was a bonafide local election and that meant it was covered by the Court's holdings on reapportionment.

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Board of Trustees of University of Alabama v Garrett

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Congress exceeded its authority when it let state workers file employment discrimination lawsuits against their employers under the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act because the 11th amendment gives states immunity against being sued in federal courts.

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Bond v Floyd

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Bond could not be excluded because he broke no law when he spoke out against the war in Vietnam, all he did was say he admired those who had the courage to oppose the draft. Legislators must be given the widest latitude to express their views on policy matters.

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Boumendiene v Bush

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Held that the detainees at Guantanamo Bay have a constitutional right to go to federal court under a habeas corpus petition to challenge their continued detention as enemy combatants.

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Bowsher v Synar

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Court felt that the power of the Comptroller General under the Gramm-Rudman_hollings act was an intrusion into executive functions because the C.G. could not be removed by the President.

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Brentwood Academy v Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association

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State athletic associations can be sued for allegedly violating a members rights if the association is so closely connected with public school officials that it acts for the state.

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Briscoe v Bank of Kentucky

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Upheld a Kentucky law by which a bank owned by the state was allowed to issue notes which circulated as currency b/c the 2nd bank of the US was no longer in existence. Made a distinction between a state and its bank and since it was the bank the constitution wasn't violated.

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Burdick v Takushi

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Upheld Hawaii's prohibition of write-in voting because the state provided reasonable routes to the ballot for those who are not official candidates of established parties.

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Burson v Freeman

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Upheld a law prohibiting solicaitation of votes and the display of campaign material within 100 feet of a polling place... there was compelling interest by the state in preventing voter intimidation and election fraud.

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Bush v Gore

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Stopped recount because the recounts violated the equal protection clause as all voters in the state were not being treated the same way.

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Buttfield v Stranahan

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Allowed the government to ban uninspected or rejected tea from entering into the United States and upheld congress giving the executive branch some power in the area.

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Caron v United States

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Upheld conviction of a man who had more than 3 offenses and was found in possession of guns... reasoning was that as lon gas the state, in resotring his civil rights, had put a limit on weapons then the uniform federal ban against all weapons was activated.

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Central Virginia Community College v Katz

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Court held that states are not immune from private lawsuits brought under federal bankruptcy law... used original intent argument... book stores on state college campuses.

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Chamber of Commerce of United States v Brown

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Court held that federal labor law pre-empted a CA law that limited many employers from speaking to the employees about union-related issues. money received in grants ect cant be used to deter union organizing.

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Cherokee Nation v Georgia

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Court held that Indian tribes could not sue in federal courts but he did say that they were under the jurisdiction of the United States and could only give up their lands voluntarily.

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Chicago v Environmental Defense Fund

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Court ruled against Chicago saying that Congress had not created an exemption for ash left from the incineration of hazardous materials. He cited the plain meeting of the law rather than the law's history or the EPAs view of the law to support his conclusions.

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Clinton v City of New York

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Court found the line-item veto to be unconstitutional as a violation of the Presentment Clause of the Constitution which describes what the president can do when a bill comes forth from congress.

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Clinton v Jones

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Court said that there is no immunity either in the Constitution or in public policy immunity is for official acts not for unofficial conducts.

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Cohens v Virginia

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Addressed the issue of the supreme court looking at cases heard in state court.

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Coleman v Miller

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Court held that the question was a political one to be decided by the other branches of government -- child labor amendment.

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Colgate v Harvey

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Court ruled the law unconstitutional not only b/c it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th but he revived the privileges and immunities clause saying the right to conduct business across state lines was a privilege of US citizenship

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College Savings Bank v Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board

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Court said that states including their universities and agencies are also immune from trademark suits.

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Cook v Gralike

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Court held that on election ballots states may not identify congressional candidates who do not support term limits.

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