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Following is the case brief for New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985) Case Summary of New Jersey v. T.L.O.: A 14-year-old high school student, T.L.O., was found smoking in the girls’ restroom at school. The Assistant Vice Principal subsequently searched her purse and found evidence of both cigarette smoking and marijuana dealing at the school. At the juvenile […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497 (1954) Case Summary of Bolling v. Sharpe: A group of African-American students were denied admission to a D.C. public school because of their race. They sued, alleging that racial segregation violates due process guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. The District Court dismissed the complaint, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari […]
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