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14 Supreme Court Cases during the 2007 Term

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2012

Voting Rights

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

Whether Indiana's voter ID law unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote absent any evidence of voter fraud. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2012
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

Voting Rights

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

Whether Indiana's voter ID law unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote absent any evidence of voter fraud. DECIDED
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Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2008

National Security

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Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States

Whether the detainees at Guantánamo can be deprived of any meaningful right to challenge the lawfulness of their detention without charges or trial. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2008
Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States

National Security

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Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States

Whether the detainees at Guantánamo can be deprived of any meaningful right to challenge the lawfulness of their detention without charges or trial. DECIDED
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CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2008

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Racial Justice

CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries

Whether a federal law enacted shortly after the Civil War that grants all persons the same right to make and enforce contracts regardless of race protects those who complain about discrimination from retaliation. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2008
CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries

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Racial Justice

CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries

Whether a federal law enacted shortly after the Civil War that grants all persons the same right to make and enforce contracts regardless of race protects those who complain about discrimination from retaliation. DECIDED
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Herring v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2008

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Herring v. United States

Whether the exclusionary rule requires the suppression of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment when the Fourth Amendment violation was based on misinformation sent by law enforcement officials in another county.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2008
Herring v. United States

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Herring v. United States

Whether the exclusionary rule requires the suppression of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment when the Fourth Amendment violation was based on misinformation sent by law enforcement officials in another county.
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Baze v. Rees
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2008

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Capital Punishment

Baze v. Rees

Whether Kentucky's lethal injection protocol violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment by using a combination of drugs that creates an unnecessary and avoidable risk of excruciating pain. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2008
Baze v. Rees

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Capital Punishment

Baze v. Rees

Whether Kentucky's lethal injection protocol violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment by using a combination of drugs that creates an unnecessary and avoidable risk of excruciating pain. DECIDED
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