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  2. Letter and spirit of the law - Wikipedia

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    Violating the perceived intention of the law has been found to affect people's judgments of culpability above and beyond violations of the letter of the law such that (1) a person can violate the letter of the law (but not the spirit) and not incur culpability, (2) a person can violate the spirit of the law and incur culpability, even without violating the letter of the law, and (3) the ...

  3. Brandenburg v. Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [1] The Court held that the government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless that speech is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action".

  4. Texas v. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech.

  5. Miranda v. Arizona - Wikipedia

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    V, VI, XIV. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that law enforcement in the United States must warn a person of their constitutional rights before interrogating them, or else the person's statements cannot be used as evidence at their trial.

  6. Katz v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court redefined what constitutes a "search" or "seizure" with regard to the protections of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [1] The ruling expanded the Fourth Amendment's protections from an individual's "persons, houses ...

  7. Engblom v. Carey - Wikipedia

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    Engblom v. Carey, 677 F.2d 957 (2d Cir. 1982), is a landmark decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit interpreting the Third Amendment to the United States Constitution for the first time. It is notable for being one of the few significant court decisions to interpret the Third Amendment prohibition of quartering ...

  8. Dred Scott v. Sandford - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 September 2024. 1857 U.S. Supreme Court case on the citizenship of African-Americans 1857 United States Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 11–14, 1856 Reargued December 15–18, 1856 Decided March 6, 1857 Full case name Dred Scott v. John F ...

  9. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    e. The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.