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Month: January 2014

Will Supreme Court Confront the Tough Issues in Upcoming Privacy Cases?

While the legality of the NSA’s spying program has not yet made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices did recently agree to consider two important cases that impact the privacy rights of Americans. The key question now is whether the justices ...

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Supreme Court’s Latest Abortion Case Lacked Fireworks

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the October 2013 term. However, the abortion buffer case generated very few fireworks inside or outside of the courtroom. There were very few protestors outs...

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Supreme Court Not Done With Same-Sex Marriage

For those who were disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court did not definitively address the legality of same-sex marriage last term, 2014 may be your year. The justices recently issued a stay in a case involving Utah’s constitutional amendment lim...

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Will Supreme Court Consider New Rules for Peremptory Challenges?

In early 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to revisit the controversial practice of peremptory challenges. Preemptory challenges allow lawyers to exclude a potential juror without providing any reason or explanation. However, in Bats...

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Supreme Court’s Decision in Smith v. Maryland Resurfaces in NSA Spying Debate

The continued relevancy of a 1979 case may play a key role in the ongoing legal challenges to the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. Smith v. Maryland involved whether the installation and use of a pen register, a device that records...

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 26, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench this week to begin their February session. The justice...

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Supreme Court Adds Two Sixth Amendment Cases to Docket
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 24, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider two cases involving the Sixth Amendment to the C...

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SCOTUS Leaves Title 42 in Place Temporarily
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 19, 2023

In Arizona et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas et al., the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to keep the federal g...

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The Amendments

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    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
    • Freedoms of Press
    • Freedom of Assembly, and Petitition
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    • The Right to Bear Arms
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    • Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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    • Due Process
    • Eminent Domain
    • Rights of Criminal Defendants
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Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

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