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Locke v. Davey

Establishment Clause Under Locke v. Davey

In Locke v. Davey, 540 U.S. 712 (2004), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a State of Washington’s scholarship aid program, which excluded students pursuing a "degree in devotional theology," did not run afoul of the First Amendment to the U.S. Cons...

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Elrod v. Burns

First Amendment Rights of Public Employees Under Elrod v. Burns

In Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the practice of dismissing public employees for partisan reasons runs afoul of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Facts of the Case Several Republican non-civil se...

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Presser v. Illinois

Presser v. Illinois – The Court’s Original Second Amendment Case

In Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 (1886), the U.S. Supreme Court first considered the Second Amendment. It held that the Second Amendment prevented the states from “prohibit[ing] the people from keeping and bearing arms, so as to deprive the ...

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Barenblatt v United States

Resisting Congressional Inquiries Under Barenblatt v. United States

In Barenblatt v. United States, 360 U.S. 109 (1959), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the House Committee on Un-American Activities did not violate the First Amendment in investing Lloyd Barenblatt's affiliations with the Communist Party. Accordingl...

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McGrain v. Daugherty

Investigatory Power of Congress Under McGrain v. Daugherty

In McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Congress’ power of inquiry, along with means of enforcement, are an integral and valid exercise of its legislative function. Facts of the Case The case sprung fro...

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Clinton v. Jones

Presidential immunity Under Clinton v. Jones

In Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997), the U.S. Supreme Court held that private civil lawsuits can proceed against a sitting President. In so ruling, the justices unanimously rejected President Bill Clinton’s argument that "in all but the most ...

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Lloyd Corp v Tanner (1972) No First Amendment Rights on Private Property

Lloyd Corp v Tanner – No First Amendment Right to Protest at Privately-Owned Mall

In Lloyd Corp v Tanner, 407 U.S. 551 (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the owners of a shopping mall could prohibit anti-war activists from distributing leaflets at their center without violating the First Amendment. In reaching its decision...

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Kentucky v Dennison First Interprets the Extradition Clause

Kentucky v Dennison First Interprets the Extradition Clause

In Kentucky v Dennison, 65 U.S. 66 (1861), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Extradition Clause’s commands are mandatory and afford no discretion to executive officers of the asylum State. However, it further held that the federal courts h...

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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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