*Comes back from his shadows*
Now that Justice Kennedy is resigning, and the "swing" vote will be gone and it will be a larger majority, whats going to happen to the prior case law?
I know the buzz is undoing of Roe v. Wade. And there is also talk about Gorsuch wants to do away with the 4th Amendment:
what else is left to the rights of the people?
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) Evidence that is obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment is inadmissible in state court. Notable for expanding the "exclusionary rule" originally articulated against only the Federal government in Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914).
Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) The Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures applies to all places where an individual has a "reasonable expectation of privacy."
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) Police may stop a person if they have a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed or is about to commit a crime and frisk the suspect for weapons if they have a reasonable suspicion that the suspect is armed and dangerous without violating the Fourth Amendment.
What about your right to an Attorney?
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) Police must advise criminal suspects of their rights under the Constitution to remain silent, to consult with a lawyer, and to have one appointed to them if they are indigent. A police interrogation must stop if the suspect states that he or she wishes to remain silent.
Right to bare Arms?
Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857)
We must be wary of what is coming, and what what is yet to come, and be cognizant
Most Helpful Opinions