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Following is the case brief for Chimel v. California, United States Supreme Court, (1969) Case Summary of Chimel v. California: Pursuant to a valid arrest warrant, Chimel was arrested in his home after his wife permitted officers to enter. Incident to arrest and absent a search warrant, the officers searched the whole house resulting in the discovery of coins which […]
Read moreFollowing is the Case Brief for Baker v. Carr, United States Supreme Court, (1962) Case Summary of Baker v. Carr: A Tennessee resident brought suit against the Secretary of State claiming that the failure to redraw the legislative districts every ten years, as outlined in the state constitution, resulted in rural votes holding more votes than urban votes. The state […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, United States Supreme Court, (2010) Case Summary of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: Citizens United (non-profit) produced a negative ad regarding then-Senator Hillary Clinton raising concerns under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (the Act). Citizens United challenged the section 441(b) of the Act in District Court, requesting […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Gonzales v. Raich, United States Supreme Court, (2005) Case Summary of Gonzales v. Raich: Raich was legally permitted to use medical marijuana and proceeded to grow her own. Federal agents seized and destroyed Raich’s plants. Raich brought an action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief preventing enforcement of the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court of the United States, (2000) Case Summary of Bush v. Gore: After Bush was declared victorious by a few hundred votes, reports surfaced of widespread ballot issues questioning the overall results. Gore sued Florida requesting a manual recount using the “reasonable probability” standard and lost. The state Supreme Court […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Arizona v. Gant, Supreme Court of the United States, (2009) Case Summary of Arizona v. Gant: Gant was pulled over and arrested for driving while license suspended. After being cuffed and secured in the back of a cop car, officers searched his car and found a gun and drugs. Gant moved to have the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Dred Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court of the United States, (1857) Case Summary of Dred Scott v. Sandford: Dred Scott was a slave who moved to a free state with the consent of his then master (Emerson). When Emerson died, Scott tried to purchase both the freedom of himself and his family, but the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Texas v. Johnson, Supreme Court of the United States, (1989) Case Summary of Texas v. Johnson: Johnson was arrested for burning an American flag at a political rally in violation of a Texas statute which prohibited public desecration of the flag. Johnson then appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, who reversed his conviction […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Griswold v. Connecticut, Supreme Court of the United States, (1965) Case Summary of Griswold v. Connecticut: Buxton and Griswold were the Director and Executive Director for Connecticut’s Planned Parenthood league. Both were arrested and convicted as “accessories” for providing information, advice and instruction to married couples on how to prevent conception in violation of […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for McCulloch v. Maryland, Supreme Court of the United States,(1819) Case Summary of McCulloch v. Maryland: Congress passed an act incorporating the Bank of the U.S. and opened up a branch in Maryland. Maryland passed a state law that would impose a tax on the federal Bank, which at the time was the only bank […]
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