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Following is the case brief for Agostini v. Felton, Supreme Court of the United States, (1997) Case summary for Agostini v. Felton: The school board of New York and parents of students in educationally deprived parochial schools, brought suit to challenge a 12 year old injunction against the placement of public school teachers in religious schools. The previous decision stated […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Arizona v. Johnson, Supreme Court of the United States, (2009) Case summary for Arizona v. Johnson: Johnson was a passenger in a vehicle legally seized for a traffic stop. One officer developed suspicion that Johnson was carrying a gun and ordered him out of the car, where she performed a pat down (frisk). The […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Argersinger v. Hamlin, Supreme Court of the United States, (1972) Case summary for Argersinger v. Hamlin: Jon Argersinger was charged with carrying a concealed weapon under a state statute which imposed a possible sentence of up to six months incarceration. Argersinger was not appointed counsel, and was convicted. Argersinger filed a petition for habeas […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Raffles v. Wichelhaus, Court of Exchequer, (1864) Case summary for Raffles v. Wichelhaus: Raffles and Wichelhaus entered a contract to buy and sell Surat cotton shipped by a ship called the ‘Peerless’ which was sailing from Bombay, India. Unbeknownst to both, there was a Peerless that sailed from Bombay in both October and December […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Eisenstadt v. Baird, Supreme Court of the United States, (1972) Case summary for Eisenstadt v. Baird: Baird was convicted under a state statute which made it illegal to provide contraception to unmarried individuals. Baird challenged the statute, claiming it violated the Equal Protection Clause. The state court of appeals held that the statute violated […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Adamson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (1947) Case summary for Adamson v. California: Adamson was charged with first degree murder. At trial, he failed to deny the evidence offered against him and the judge instructed the jury that such failure can be used as evidence of guilt. Adamson was convicted and […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Riggs v. Palmer, New York Court of Appeals, (1889) Case summary for Riggs v. Palmer: Francis Palmer executed a will, leaving his estate to his daughter and grandson. Palmer’s grandson, Elmer Palmer, poisoned Palmer to death and was later convicted of his murder. Palmer’s daughters brought a claim requesting the court to find Elmer’s […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Edwards v. Arizona, Supreme Court of the United States, (1981) Case summary for Edwards v. Arizona: After receiving a Miranda warning and invoking his right to counsel, Edwards was transferred to a correctional facility. The next day, a guard told Edwards that he must talk to the police, so when officers re-initiated questioning, Edwards […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Johnson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2005) Case summary for Johnson v. California: Johnson, a black man, was detained in a state prison where he was segregated based on his race. Johnson challenged the state prison’s unwritten policy in federal district court, claiming it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Muller v. Oregon, Supreme Court of the United States, (1908) Case summary for Muller v. Oregon: An Oregon state law restricted a women’s working hours to ten per day. After being convicted of requiring a woman to violate the statute, Muller, a laundry business owner, challenged the constitutionality of the statute. The state courts […]
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