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ChampagneConLawExam3
Case | Precedent |
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Camps Newfound/ Owatonna, Inc. V. Town of Harrison | Can’t deny a tax exemption for an organization that serves non-residents |
Granholm v. Heald | Cannot discriminate against out-of state wineries |
Fletcher v. Peck | Supreme court can rule state laws unconstitutional |
Dartmouth College v. Woodward | Supreme court upholds the sanctity of private contracts |
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge Company | Vague contracts interpreted in favor of the states or in the public interest |
Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell | Temporary halt on foreclosure during a crisis did not violate the contract clause |
US Trust Company v. NJ | Adjustment of private contracts must be reasonable and appropriate to a public purpose, but the court will defer to legislative judgment. Repeal must be reasonable and necessary |
Buffalo Teachers Federation v. Tobe | 1. Is the contractual impairment substantial, 2. Does the law serve a legitimate public purpose, 3. Are the means chosen to accomplish the purpose reasonable and necessary |
The Slaughter-House Cases | Weakens the Privileges and Immunities clause |
Saenz v. Roe | Discrimination based on state citizenship violates the Privileges & Immunities clause |
Munn v. Illinois | Public interest doctrine |
Lochner v. New York | Due process includes your right to contract yourself |
Muller v. Oregon | Brandeis Brief used for the first time, preservation of women’s health is within a state’s police power |
Bunting v. Oregon | Brandeis Brief used again, argued successfully that everyone’s work hours can be limited |
West Coast Hotel Company v. Parrish | Overturns Adkins, minimum wage is constitutional |
Williamson v. Lee Optical Company | Court decides to stop using substantive due process to strike down state laws |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Company v. Campbell | Excessive punitive damages are a violation of substantive due process. Ratio of punitive to actual damages no more than 10:1 |
Caperton v. AT Massey Coal Company | Extreme probability of actual bias that raises a constitutional claim is a violation of due process |
US v. Carolene Products Company | In social and economic legislation, the court will defer to the legislature |
Kelo v. City of New London | Economic development is a public use (Texas has a law against this now) |
Nolan v. California Coastal Commission | Essential nexus test |
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council | Total takings test |
Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Regulation of private property from private use does not require compensation |
Dolan v. City of Tigard | Rough Proportionality |
Palko v. Connecticut | Theories of incorporation: No incorporation, selective incorporation, total incorporation, selective incorporation plus, total incorporation plus, fair trial |