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Today in Supreme Court History
with Dan Schiavetta, Jr.
a.k.a. “captcrisis”
Today in Supreme Court History: July 6
South Dakota v. Opperman, 428 U.S. 364 (decided July 6, 1976): no warrant needed to search car impounded because illegally parked; cars...

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Jul 6, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: July 5
United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (decided July 5, 1984): evidence (here, drugs) can be admitted into evidence despite bad warrant if...

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Jul 6, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: July 4
In re Lewis, 418 U.S. 1301 (decided July 4, 1974): Douglas releases Will Lewis, San Francisco radio station manager, who had been jailed...

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Jul 4, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: July 3
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 (decided July 3, 1978): George Carlin’s “seven dirty words” broadcast on WBAI in New York at 2...

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Jul 3, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: July 2
Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (decided July 2, 1976): death penalty is ok if rendered by jury in separate sentencing phase with...

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Jul 2, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: July 1
Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, 473 U.S. 432 (decided July 1, 1985): Equal Protection violated by refusing to grant permit to build...

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Jul 2, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 30
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, 573 U.S. 682 (decided June 30, 2014): for-profit corporation is a “person” and if closely held can refuse...

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Jun 30, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 29
Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (decided June 29, 1992): invalidated on “undue burden” grounds Pennsylvania statute requiring...

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Jun 29, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 28
McDonald v. City of Chicago, (decided June 28, 2010): Second Amendment right identified as to federally administrated areas in District...

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Jun 29, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 27
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. 582 (decided June 27, 2016): strikes down Texas requirement that doctors performing...

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Jun 27, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 26
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (decided June 26, 2015): bans on same-sex marriage violate Equal Protection (ruling on various cases...

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Jun 26, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 25
Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (decided June 25, 2013): preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 can no longer be...

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Jun 26, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 24
“Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin I”, 570 U.S. 297 (decided June 24, 2013): all race based factors in college admissions are...

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Jun 24, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 23
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (decided June 23, 2005): eminent domain power can be used to condemn homeowners’ property and...

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Jun 23, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 22
Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (decided June 22, 1964): The obscenity case wherein Potter Stewart says, “I know it when I see it.” He...

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Jun 23, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 21
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (decided June 21, 1971): federal officials can be sued for violation of Constitutional...

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Jun 21, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 20
Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (decided June 20, 2002): executing intellectually disabled people (I think that’s the term for it now)...

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Jun 20, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 19
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (decided June 19, 1961): exclusionary rule for evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment applies...

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Jun 19, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 18
Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans, 576 U.S. 200 (decided June 18, 2015): Texas can refuse request to put Confederate battle flag on...

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Jun 18, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 17
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 593 U.S. 522 (decided June 17, 2021): Free Exercise Clause prevented City from requiring placement...

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Jun 17, 20242 min read
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