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Today in Supreme Court History: November 28

Nov 28, 2023
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United States v. P.G. Evans, 195 U.S. 361 (decided November 28, 1904): owner of land-anchored feature (lighthouse) can sue in admiralty for damage done by vessel


City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (decided November 28, 2000): drug checkpoint (stopping every car, asking for license and registration, conducting “plain view” search and having dog sniff around it) was “unreasonable search” under Fourth Amendment


United States v. Sperry Corp., 493 U.S. 52 (decided November 28, 1989): fee charged by tribunal set up to adjudicate claims as to property in Iran was a permissible user fee and not a “taking” (this was the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, set up after the Carter Administration on its last day in office got Iran to agree to return assets seized during hostage crisis)

 
 
 

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