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Month: August 2014

De Jonge v. Oregon: The Right to Peaceable Assemble

De Jonge v. Oregon: The Right to Peaceable Assemble

In De Jonge v. Oregon, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the right to peaceable assembly is equally as important as the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. The decision also highlights that the right to engage in political discussion ...

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What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Alabama Redistricting Case

What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Alabama Redistricting Case

An Alabama voting rights case will once again take center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices recently agreed to consider two related cases involving how race was used to formulate Alabama redistricting plan. Last term, in Shelby v. Hol...

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What’s on Tap: Same-Sex Marriage Returns to Supreme Court

What’s on Tap: Same-Sex Marriage Returns to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court may finally address the Constitutional right to same-sex marriage when its next term begins in October. Petitions challenging state laws in Utah, Virginia, and Oklahoma await the justices’ consideration. If the justices ag...

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Abramski v. United States: Supreme Court Rules Against Straw Purchaser in Gun Case

Abramski v. United States: Supreme Court Rules Against Straw Purchaser in Gun Case

While the U.S. Supreme Court has not issued a ground breaking gun rights case since District of Columbia v. Heller, it continues to refine the scope of Second Amendment protection. The Court’s October 2013 session was no exception. In Abramski v. U...

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Supreme Court Holds Candidate Can Challenge Election Law Governing Vote Counting
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 6, 2026
Supreme Court Holds Candidate Can Challenge Election Law Governing Vote Counting

In Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that...

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Supreme Court Hold Ex Post Facto Clause Applies to Criminal Restitution Statute
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Supreme Court Hold Ex Post Facto Clause Applies to Criminal Restitution Statute

In Ellingburg v. United States, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously heldthat t...

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SCOTUS Reaffirms Fourth Amendment Standard for Police Responding to Household Emergencies
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 19, 2026
SCOTUS Reaffirms Fourth Amendment Standard for Police Responding to Household Emergencies

In Case v. Montana, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed thatthe Fourth Amendment...

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The Amendments

  • Amendment1
    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
    • Freedoms of Press
    • Freedom of Assembly, and Petitition
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  • Amendment2
    • The Right to Bear Arms
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    • Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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  • Amendment5
    • 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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