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Following is the case brief for Lochner v. New York, United States Supreme Court, (1905) Case summary for Lochner v. New York: Lochner was a bakery owner and permitted employees to work over the 10-hour statutory limit. After receiving two fines, Lochner brought suit, claiming the statutes violated the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause. The Supreme Court held that states […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Lemon v. Kurtzman, United States Supreme Court, (1971) Case summary for Lemon v. Kurtzman: Lemon brought suit against state official Kurtzman, claiming that a state statute providing government funding to non-secular schools violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. the district court dismissed Lemon’s case, in response, Lemon appealed to the United States Supreme […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Gregg v. Georgia, United States Supreme Court,(1976) Case summary for Gregg v. Georgia: Gregg was convicted of murder and sentenced to the death penalty under a Georgia state statute. Gregg claimed the sentence violated the Eighth and 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The state Supreme Court affirmed the sentence for the murder conviction and […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Gonzales v. Carhart, United States Supreme Court, (2007) Case summary for Gonzales v. Carhart: After the passage of legislation banning partial-birth abortions, Dr. Carhart brought suit against the Attorney General claiming the legislation was unconstitutionally overbroad, because it failed to include an exception for the procedure when necessary to protect the health of the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Engel v. Vitale, United States Supreme Court,(1962) Case summary for Engel v. Vitale: Vitale, in his official capacity, directed teachers to start off each day with a non-denominational prayer. Engel brought suit claiming such a practice violated the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause and petitioned to the Supreme Court. The Court held that the requirement violated […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Windsor, United States Supreme Court, (2013) Case Summary of United States v. Windsor Windsor and Spyer were legally married and moved to New York, a state which recognized their same-sex marriage. Spyer died, leaving her estate to Windsor. Windsor was denied a federal tax exemption due to the fact the couple […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Garcetti v. Ceballos, United States Supreme Court, (2005) Case Summary for Garcetti v. Ceballos: Ceballos worked for the government, employed as a deputy district attorney. Ceballos was called by the defense to testify to the authenticity of an affidavit which he previously thought may be inaccurate. After testifying he was subject to discipline. Ceballos […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Brady v. Maryland, United States Supreme Court, (1963) Case Summary of Brady v. Maryland: Brady was convicted of murder and sentenced to death after the prosecution withheld a statement by Boblit in which Boblit confessed to the killing. Brady then appealed to the court of appeals claiming that suppressing the statement violated his Constitutional […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Riley v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2014) Case Summary of Riley v. California: Riley was convicted of a shooting related offense after evidence seized from his cell phone (incident to his arrest) was used against him in court. Riley filed a motion to suppress which was denied and later appealed to […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Furman v. Georgia, United States Supreme Court, (1972) Case Summary of Furman v. Georgia: Furman was convicted and sentenced to the death penalty. Furman, along with defendants similarly situated, appealed the lower courts decisions, claiming that the death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. In a per curium opinion, the Supreme Court […]
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