CAS PO 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Planned Parenthood, Speedy Trial, Sixth Amendment To The United States Constitution

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2nd amendment generally interpreted as protecting collective rights of states, not of individuals. Recent shift to interpreting 2nd amendment as protecting individual rights. District of columba v. heller (2008): court struck down d. c ban on handguns. Scalia"s majority opinion: in-depth review of the meaning of the 2nd amendment. Overturned past precedents; a big shift in how the courts view 2nd am. Mcdonald v. chicago (2010): court struck down chicago gun regulation, applied 2nd am to states. The 4th amendment (rights of the criminally accused) Mapp v. ohio (1961): the ability of the courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment. Allows people who are known to have committed a crime to go free. Court has slightly weaken exclusion rule based on. Grand juries: a jury that determined whether sufficient evidence is available to justify a trial. Does not rule on the accused"s guilt or innocence. Not incorporated by the 14th am to state cases.

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