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CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO V. SHEEHAN
The question was, should police modify the procedure when arreting a disabled person? The ACLU and other organizations are fighting for the disabled person saying that should be treated differently based on the disablility. -
WALKER V. SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
The question is, was the mans free speech taken violated when he coukd not use a specialty licence plate, because it had the confederate flag on it, which was offensive to the people of the community. -
KINGSLEY V. HENDRICKSON
The question is, does the Constitution protects pretrial detainees against the unreasonable use of force regardless of the subjective motivation of the guards using that force? Force may be required if they cause a problem, but records say that guards were using excessive force. -
DOLLAR GENERAL V. MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS
The question is, do tribal courts have jusrisdiction to hear a tort claim against a defendant who is not a member of the tribe? In this situation the answer is yes, because the defendant was warned that he can get in trouble with that tribe. -
FISHER V. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
The question is, can schools use race as an admission factor when looking over applications? Universites go by the 10% of each high school graduating class, but to keep things diverse, should they also go by race? -
UTAH V. STRIEFF
The question is, can the evidence found after an arreset be used, even though it was obtained unconstitutionally? It was a minor offense, but after a search done through the house (without a warrent) many drugs were found. -
BIRCHFIELD V. NORTH DAKOTA
The question was, can the state prosecute a driver for exercising his 4th amendment, refusing consent to take a drug test? The supreme court came to the decision that the 4th amendment does protect a driver from a warentless drug test. -
FATIHAH VS. NEAL
Lawsuit filed on "Muslim free" business. US Army Reserve member was denied service because of religion, though the place was open to the public. This violates the Okahomans non-discrimination law and Civil Rights Act of 1964.
