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Following is the case brief for Lee v. Weisman, United States Supreme Court, (1992) Case summary for Lee v. Weisman: Mr. Weisman brought suit in district court seeking a restraining order to prevent a rabbi from delivering prayer at his daughter’s middle school graduation. Weisman claimed it violated the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause and the federal district court denied the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Garratt v. Dailey, Supreme Court of Washington, (1955) Case summary for Garratt v. Dailey: Five year old Dailey moved a chair out from underneath Garratt, and as a result, Garratt fell breaking her hip. Garratt sued Dailey alleging a tortious battery. The trial court dismissed Garratt’s claim and Garratt appealed. The Washington Supreme Court […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Goss v. Lopez, United States Supreme Court, (1975) Case summary for Goss v. Lopez: High school student Lopez brought a class action against the school district of Ohio for suspending him without a hearing. The student’s claimed the state statute in place violated their 14th Amendment Due Process rights. The district court found for […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Cohen v. California, United States Supreme Court, (1971) Case summary for Cohen v. California: Robert Cohen was convicted under a state statute, for wearing a shirt which read “fuck the draft.” Cohen challenged his conviction, claiming that the statute violated his First Amendment rights. The lower courts found for the state, holding that Cohen’s […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, United States Supreme Court, (1988) Case summary for Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier: After submission to the principal for final review, two articles discussing teen pregnancy and divorce were excluded from the school’s newspaper, Spectrum. Students challenged this action in district court claiming that exclusion violated their First Amendment […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Ashcroft v. Iqbal, United States Supreme Court, (2006) Case summary for Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Pakistani Iqbal was taken into custody and detained throughout a September 11th investigation. Iqbal filed a complaint against officials, including Ashcroft claiming the conditions of detainment were discriminatory based on race, religion and national origin. Ashcroft filed a motion to […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Leon, United States Supreme Court, (1984) Case summary for United States v. Leon: Police officers executed a facially valid search warrant unveiling evidence that was later introduced at trial. The warrant was later determined to lack probable cause. Leon, along with others, moved to suppress the evidence claiming introduction of the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Nixon, United States Supreme Court, (1974) Case summary for United States v. Nixon: President Nixon was served a subpoena duces tecum after white house staff members were charged with conspiracy. Nixon claimed his presidential privilege shielded him from produced the requested tapes and documents. The district court found for the U.S. […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Near v. Minnesota, United States Supreme Court, (1931) Case summary for Near v. Minnesota: Near was prevented from publishing “The Saturday Press” under a state statute which prevented the publication of “malicious, scandalous and defamatory” periodicals. This specific publication was known to publish racial slurs regarding public officials, specifically Olsen. When the state court […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Powell v. Alabama, United States Supreme Court, (1932) Case summary for Powell v. Alabama: Powell and eight other African American men were convicted of raping two white women on a train. The trial judge did not assign specific counsel to each of the men and instead listed “all members of the bar” as counsel. […]
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