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Category: Supreme Court Decisions

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.

In Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. 574 U.S. __ (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the legal standard that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals must apply when considering the construction of a patent claim. By a vote of 7-2, the ...

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Zubik v. Burwell: Contraceptive Mandate Take 2

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Zubik v. Burwell, in which the justices will again consider the lawfulness of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate. The issue before the Court in Zubik v. Burwell thi...

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Young v. United Parcel Service: Establishing Pregnancy Discrimination

Establishing Pregnancy Discrimination In Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 575 U.S. __ (2015); 135 S.Ct. 1338 (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed what types of accommodations employers must make for pregnant workers. The employee-friendly de...

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Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole: First Significant Abortion Case in Seven Years

Examining abortion in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari this month in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole. The case, which revolves around the constitutionality of abortion restrictions imposed by the State of...

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Wisconsin v. Yoder: Compulsory Education Violates First Amendment

In Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Wisconsin law mandating that children attend school violated the First Amendment. In the landmark decision, the unanimous Court held that the parents’ Freedom of Religio...

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Week in Review: Court Considers Four Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court ended the week last week granting certiorari in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, their first case involving abortion since 2007. In addition, they heard argument on the following cases, summarized below: Green v. Bren...

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Mapp v. Ohio: Use of Evidence Under the 4th Amendment

In Mapp v. Ohio, 367 US 643 (1961), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained through a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment could not be used as evidence in a state criminal case. The decision relied on the doctrine of selective inc...

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Week in Review: Court Hears Oral Arguments in Six Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court started its November sitting this week. The justices heard oral arguments in six cases. In addition to an important case involving Article III standing, the Court also considered several criminal law issues. Below is a...

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U.S. V. O’Brien: Symbolic Speech and the First Amendment

In United States v. O'Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that made burning or otherwise destroying draft cards a crime. In so ruling, the Court established a test for determining whether l...

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Kennedy v. Louisiana: Eighth Amendment Restrictions on the Death Penalty

In Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008), the U.S. Supreme Court relied on the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment” to limit the application of the death penalty. In Kennedy v. Louisiana, the majority sp...

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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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    • 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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