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The Warren Court found many new rights not expressly in the [[U.S. Constitution]]. Among other important Warren Court decisions were the following:
 
The Warren Court found many new rights not expressly in the [[U.S. Constitution]]. Among other important Warren Court decisions were the following:
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:[[Miranda v. Arizona]] (established strict standards for how suspects had to be treated)
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:[[Miranda v. Arizona]] (established strict standards for how police could conduct custodial interrogations)
    
:[[Engel v. Vitale]] (limited mandatory school prayer in public schools)
 
:[[Engel v. Vitale]] (limited mandatory school prayer in public schools)
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:[[Berman v. Parker]] (allowed the taking by government of private property for private use)
 
:[[Berman v. Parker]] (allowed the taking by government of private property for private use)
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:[[Cooper v. Aaron]] (established judicial activism, or judicial supremacy)
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:[[Cooper v. Aaron]] (established that Supreme Court precedents are binding on the states)
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:''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]'' (established an indigent defendant's right to appointed counsel at taxpayers' expense)
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:''[[Gideon v. Wainwright]]'' (established an indigent defendant's right to appointed counsel in felony cases)
    
Time magazine said this about the Warren Court in 1966:<ref>http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,840703,00.html</ref>
 
Time magazine said this about the Warren Court in 1966:<ref>http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,840703,00.html</ref>
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