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Today in Supreme Court History: December 13

Dec 13, 2023
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United States v. Wheeler, 254 U.S. 281 (decided December 13, 1920): Constitutional right to travel (art. IV, §2) does not apply to state action (quashing indictment of Arizona sheriff who rounded up 1300 striking miners and sent them in cattle cars without supplies to New Mexico and threatened them with death if they returned to Arizona) (in effect overruled by United States v. Guest, 1966)


White v. United States, 154 U.S. 661 (decided December 13, 1880): owner of vessel had no recovery against government for wartime damage caused by refusal of ship’s master to obey military commander


Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146 (decided December 13, 2004): arrest valid even though based on probable cause of crime (impersonating an officer) that is not related to the crime that ended up being charged (secretly audiotaping arresting police officer’s questioning, which was in violation of state law)

 
 
 

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