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Arizona State Legislature v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

Redistricting Commission Doesn’t Violate Constitution’s Election Clause

In Arizona State Legislature v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 576 U.S. ___ (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court held that establishing an independent redistricting...

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Vieth v Jubelirer and Partisan Redistricting

Vieth v Jubelirer and Partisan Redistricting

In Vieth v Jubelirer, 541 U.S. 267 (2004), a plurality of the U.S. Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering claims are non-justiciable and sought to overrule the Court’...

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Racial Gerrymanders Under Shaw v Reno 1993

Racial Gerrymanders Under Shaw v Reno

In Shaw v Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993), the U.S. Supreme Court held that claims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. It further held that distri...

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In Davis v Bandemer, 478 U.S. 109 (1986), the U.S. Supreme Court held that held partisan gerrymandering claims were justiciable. However, the justices failed to agree on a legal standard to address them.

Davis v Bandemer Held Courts Can Decide Partisan Gerrymandering Claims

In Davis v Bandemer, 478 U.S. 109 (1986), the U.S. Supreme Court held that held partisan gerrymandering claims were justiciable. However, the justices failed to agree on a le...

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Richmond Newspapers Inc v Virginia Establishes Right to Attend Criminal Trials

Richmond Newspapers Inc v Virginia Establishes Right to Attend Criminal Trials

In Richmond Newspapers Inc v Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the right to attend criminal trials was "implicit in the guarantees of the First Ame...

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Murdock v Pennsylvania and the Free Exercise Clause

Murdock v Pennsylvania and the Free Exercise Clause

In Murdock v Pennsylvania, 319 U.S. 105 (1943), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a municipal ordinance that taxed the door-to-door sale of religious merchandise. According to ...

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Blockburger v United States Established “Same Elements” Double Jeopardy Test

Blockburger v United States Established “Same Elements” Double Jeopardy Test

In Blockburger v United States, 284 U.S. 299 (1932), the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when two offenses are the same for purposes of Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause. ...

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Cohen v California — Freedom of Expression Protects Offensive Words

Cohen v California — Freedom of Expression Protects Offensive Words

In Cohen v California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits states from criminalizing the public display of a single...

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Interstate Sovereign Immunity in Nevada v Hall

Interstate Sovereign Immunity in Nevada v Hall

In Nevada v Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), the U.S. Supreme Court held that states can be forced to defend actions in the courts of other states. In so ruling, the justices rejected...

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Tinker v Des Moines Established First Amendment Rights of Students

Tinker v Des Moines Established First Amendment Rights of Students

In Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969), the U.S. Supreme Court held that students attending public schools have certain First Amendment r...

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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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    • 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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