All Cases

16 Supreme Court Cases during the 2011 Term

Automated License plate readers
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2012

Privacy & Technology

U.S. v. Jones

Whether the government needs a search warrant before placing a GPS device on a car and tracking the car's movements for a month.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2012
Automated License plate readers

Privacy & Technology

U.S. v. Jones

Whether the government needs a search warrant before placing a GPS device on a car and tracking the car's movements for a month.
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Arizona v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2012

Immigrants' Rights

Arizona v. United States

Whether Arizona's effort to enforce federal immigration law by creating its own rules for the interrogation, arrest and detention of undocumented persons is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2012
Arizona v. United States

Immigrants' Rights

Arizona v. United States

Whether Arizona's effort to enforce federal immigration law by creating its own rules for the interrogation, arrest and detention of undocumented persons is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
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Reichle v. Howards
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2012

Free Speech

Reichle v. Howards

Whether law enforcement officials can ever be sued for money damages when they have probable cause to arrest someone but choose to make the arrest based on the person’s constitutionally protected speech or views.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2012
Reichle v. Howards

Free Speech

Reichle v. Howards

Whether law enforcement officials can ever be sued for money damages when they have probable cause to arrest someone but choose to make the arrest based on the person’s constitutionally protected speech or views.
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Dorsey v. U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

Smart Justice

Dorsey v. United States and Hill v. United States

Whether the federal Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine from 100:1 to 18:1, applies to defendants who committed their offenses before the Act was passed but were sentenced after the Act's passage.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012
Dorsey v. U.S.

Smart Justice

Dorsey v. United States and Hill v. United States

Whether the federal Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine from 100:1 to 18:1, applies to defendants who committed their offenses before the Act was passed but were sentenced after the Act's passage.
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Magner v. Gallagher
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012

Racial Justice

Women's Rights

Magner v. Gallagher

Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2012
Magner v. Gallagher

Racial Justice

Women's Rights

Magner v. Gallagher

Whether housing policies that have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities and women violate the anti-discrimination provision of the federal Fair Housing Act.
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