TITLE AND CITATION: United States Supreme Court v. Robinette 533(1996) TYPE OF ACTION: This a criminal case, Robinette wants the evidence seize from his vehicle in the traffic stop be suppressed for violating Fourth Amendment and search and seizure rights. Which Robinett claimed he was not free to go when the officer stated he was. FACTS OF THE CASE: On August 3, 1992, Robert D. Robinette was stopped for a traffic violation in Ohio, the officer gave him a warning, returned his license and told
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“Tattoo Parlors and the First Amendment” Tattoos must be protected under the first amendment. A 2010 court ruled that tattoos are “sufficiently imbued with elements of communication to fall within the scope of the first and fourteenth amendments” (Anderson Vs. City of Hermosa Beach. 26. United States District Court for the Central District of California. 9 Sept. 2010. Print. ). In Anderson versus City of Hermosa Beach, Anderson sought to open a tattoo parlor but was denied the privilege to do
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The flag burning controversy has been around for decades. With countless opinions of why or why not burning the American flag should be prohibited. In the article “Flag Burning Should be Illegal.” Author J.H believes very intensely that flag burning should definitely be unlawful under the constitution. J.H does an virtuous job incorporating background information in order to to insure her article is legitimate. Defending her thesis with facts insuring that the claim being made is vivid and sensible
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Running head: Engel v. Vitale Engel v. Vitale Introduction of Case: Engel v. Vitale (1962) went before the Supreme Court. Several families claimed that it was unconstitutional for their students, who attended a public school, to have to recite a prayer created by the New York State Board of Regents each day before class. Citation: 370 U.S. 421 Facts of the Case: The Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 9, New Hide Park, New York, mandated that a school prayer created
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Project 2 Student’s Name: Institution: Since most digital evidence is always ruled inadmissible especially if it is obtained without authorization, it would be therefore prudent to seek for authorization before taking and working on the evidence. A search is generally illegal and unreasonable without a warrant; this is subject only to a few exceptions. Before commencing with the search, it is important to note that the law officer must demonstrate and display a probable cause that the search
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carrying a concealed firearm and was incarcerated for 1-3 years in prison. Terry argued that officer McFadden did not have probable cause to conduct a frisk. Terry made is concluding arguments that McFadden invaded his privacy and violated his fourth amendment rights. On the 10th day of June 10 in 1968 the verdict was handed down. The state won the case, stating that the officer had enough probable cause to conduct the stop. When conducting a frisk all you can do is pat the outside of the suspect’s clothes
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Yoder: Religious Freedom Julia Scruggs Liberty High School AP Government 4A The people of America have the right to practice whatever religion that we would like without the fear of getting arrested or in trouble with the government. The First Amendment states that ?Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof? (U.S. Const. art. I, amend. I). In the court case Wisconsin v. Yoder, that found its way to the Supreme Court in 1971, helped
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They have more privilege and rights than common people do. Which reference to what Mr. Robert Reich state in his article First Amendment Hijacked by the moneyed interest that, "Millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street and in executive suites aren't contributing all this money out of sheer love of country" but to gain powers and profits to their investments. Their motive is to
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unusually punished as declared in the eighth amendment. This was the most important because it shows the fairness the judicial system was meant to bestow upon everyone and how there are some inequalities in the distribution of fairness in that very system today. The disparities in in the judicial systems attempt to follow this amendment can be separated by race, time period, and criminal records. Regardless of the multiple violations of this amendment, it is still a part of our mostly successful
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Case Name: Herring v. United States Citation: 555 U.S. 135 Date of Decision: 2009 Area of Law: Fourth Amendment- Unreasonable Searches and Seizures. Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule. Vote: 5/4 Procedural History: The Defendant was convicted in court after the District Court of the Middle District of Alabama denied Herring's motion to suppress evidence. The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed. Case Facts: The Alabama Sheriff's Department apprehended Herring
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