POSC 225 Lecture 4: POSC 4
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More funds went to the white schools so they implemented the literacy test. Black people typically didn"t pass because they weren"t funded to learn how to read and. Procedural due process: procedures that authorities must follow before a person can be lawfully punished for an offense. Suspicion phase: no police search h unless probable cause that crime occurred (4th amendment, not a blanket protection: some warrantless searches allowed based on the situation. Incidental search: says that this has to happen while or after a person is arrested. Clear and present danger test: they know something is going on, there"s a child, etc, those are your rights but there"s ways around it (cid:498)pentagon papers(cid:499) Libel: publishing material that falsely damages a person reputation. Slander: spoken words that falsely damage a persons reputation. New york times co. v. united states (1971: prior restraint is unconstitutional, daniel ellsberg leaked documents to the public about vietnam.
