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May 17, 2022 | SCOTUS Wraps Up Oral Arguments for the Term

Month: April 2014

Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of State Ban on Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court is expected to soon decide whether an amendment to a state constitution that bans the use of affirmative action at public universities is unconstitutional. The case is Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and oral argu...

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Can You Patent Software? Supreme Court Will Decide

On March 31, 2014, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether computer-implemented inventions are patent eligible. The case, Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, centers on Section 101 of the Patent Act which provides that â€...

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McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission Removes Limit on Aggregate Campaign Contributions

In the most important election law case since Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the United States Supreme Court has rejected the overall limits on the amount individuals are allowed to donate during a federal two-year cycle. McCutcheon ...

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Kaley v. United States: Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Challenge Asset Freezes

Prosecutors frequently seek to freeze the assets of criminal defendants, particularly in cases involving white-collar crimes. Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, getting your money back just became more difficult. In Kaley v. United States, the Cour...

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SCOTUS Wraps Up Oral Arguments for the Term
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 17, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the October 2021 Term. The justices hea...

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SCOTUS Rules Censure of Elected Board Member Didn’t Violate First Amendment
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 10, 2022

In Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 595 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held th...

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Supreme Court Breach Is Not the First Involving Roe v. Wade
by DONALD SCARINCI on

The recent disclosure of Justice Samuel Alito’s decision purporting to overturn Roe v. Wade is ar...

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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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