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October 18, 2023 | Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws

Month: August 2018

Lozman v City of Riviera Beach 2018

Riviera Beach Council Cannot Arrest Lozman for Speaking a Public Meeting in Lozman v City of Riviera Beach

In Lozman v City of Riviera Beach, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), Fane Lozman, an outspoken critic of the Riviera Beach City Council, scored a second victory before the U.S. Supreme Court. By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that the existence of probable cause...

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Sause v Bauer Addresses the Right to Pray

Sause v Bauer Addresses Right to Pray

In Sause v Bauer, 585 U.S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that it needs more facts before deciding whether police officers violated the constitutional rights of a woman who they allegedly told to stop praying. In their unanimous per cu...

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Right to Maintain Innocence in McCoy v Louisiana 2018

Right to Maintain Innocence in McCoy v Louisiana

In McCoy v Louisiana, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the “autonomy to decide … to assert innocence” as their defense. This includes the defendant’s right to insist th...

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SCOTUS Broadly Interprets Fourth Amendment in Byrd v United States

SCOTUS Broadly Interprets Fourth Amendment in Byrd v United States

In Byrd v United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the mere fact that a driver in lawful possession or control of a rental car is not listed on the rental agreement will not defeat their otherwise reasonable expectation ...

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SCOTUS to Determine Future of Chevron Deference
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 20, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has now granted certiorari in two cases challenging the continued viability ...

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Racial Gerrymandering Takes Center Stage as Court Considers Three Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 1, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases last week. The issues before the Court i...

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Supreme Court Kicks Off 2023-2024 Term with Oral Arguments in Three Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 25, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on October 2, 2023. The justices heard three oral argu...

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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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  • Amendment4
    • 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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