Brown v. Maryland, 12 Wheaton (25 U.S.) 419; 6 L. Ed. 678 (1827) Facts—A Maryland law required all importers of foreign goods to have a li[1]cense issued by the state. The indictment in this case charged Brown with having imported and sold some foreign goods without having a license to do so. Issue—Can the legislature …
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Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheaton (22 U.S.) 1; 6 L. Ed. 23 (1824) Facts—The state of New York gave exclusive navigation rights to all water within the jurisdiction of the state of New York to R. R. Livingston and R. Fulton, who assigned Ogden the right to operate between New York City and New Jersey …
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Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547, 1978 The “Third Party” Search Newspaper Case Case Summary Facts : The Stanford Daily published a special edition with articles and images on a violent clash between police and protestors at the university hospital. Several police officers were hurt during the altercation. The police got a warrant to …
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Maher, Commissioner of Social Services v. Roe ; 432 U.S. 464 1977 CASE SUMMARY FACTS : Under the Connecticut statute, for a patient to have an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy (first trimester) paid for with public funds (Medicaid), the medical facility must submit a certificate from the patient’s physician stating that …
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