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12 Supreme Court Cases during the 2013 Term

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2014

Religious Liberty

Reproductive Freedom

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell

Whether for-profit business corporations are entitled to an exemption under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from the general requirement that employer health plans include coverage for contraceptive care.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2014
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell

Religious Liberty

Reproductive Freedom

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell

Whether for-profit business corporations are entitled to an exemption under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from the general requirement that employer health plans include coverage for contraceptive care.
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McCullen v. Coakley
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014

Free Speech

Reproductive Freedom

McCullen v. Coakley

Whether a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot buffer zone outside abortion clinics is constitutional on its face and as applied to three specific clinics in the state.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014
McCullen v. Coakley

Free Speech

Reproductive Freedom

McCullen v. Coakley

Whether a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot buffer zone outside abortion clinics is constitutional on its face and as applied to three specific clinics in the state.
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Riley v. California
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014

Criminal Law Reform

Riley v. California

Whether the police may conduct a warrantless search of a cell phone seized from a suspect incident to arrest.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014
Riley v. California

Criminal Law Reform

Riley v. California

Whether the police may conduct a warrantless search of a cell phone seized from a suspect incident to arrest.
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Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014

Free Speech

Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Whether a First Amendment challenge to an Ohio law prohibiting false statements about a political candidate during the course of a campaign was properly dismissed when the objecting candidate withdrew his administrative complaint after losing the election.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Free Speech

Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Whether a First Amendment challenge to an Ohio law prohibiting false statements about a political candidate during the course of a campaign was properly dismissed when the objecting candidate withdrew his administrative complaint after losing the election.
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Wood v. Moss
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2014

Free Speech

Wood v. Moss

Whether plaintiffs are entitled to a trial on their claim of viewpoint discrimination based on detailed allegations that anti-Bush demonstrators were treated less favorably than pro-Bush demonstrators by the Secret Service during a 2004 presidential visit to Oregon.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2014
Wood v. Moss

Free Speech

Wood v. Moss

Whether plaintiffs are entitled to a trial on their claim of viewpoint discrimination based on detailed allegations that anti-Bush demonstrators were treated less favorably than pro-Bush demonstrators by the Secret Service during a 2004 presidential visit to Oregon.
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