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12 Supreme Court Cases during the 2013 Term

United States v. Apel
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013

Free Speech

United States v. Apel

Whether someone who has been barred from a military base may subsequently be prosecuted for demonstrating outside the main gate of the base in a designated protest zone located on military property.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
United States v. Apel

Free Speech

United States v. Apel

Whether someone who has been barred from a military base may subsequently be prosecuted for demonstrating outside the main gate of the base in a designated protest zone located on military property.
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Kansas v. Cheever
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2013

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Kansas v. Cheever

Whether the Fifth Amendment imposes any limits on the state's ability to introduce evidence derived from a court-ordered psychiatric examination of the defendant by the state's expert.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2013
Kansas v. Cheever

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Kansas v. Cheever

Whether the Fifth Amendment imposes any limits on the state's ability to introduce evidence derived from a court-ordered psychiatric examination of the defendant by the state's expert.
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