R POS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Exigent Circumstance, Strict Scrutiny, Filled Milk

• School: SUNY Albany
• Department: Political Science
• Course: R POS 100
• Professor: Miroff

Document Summary

Civil liberties are granted to the people by the government. Civil rights are granted to the people by being citizens. 1833 baron v baltimore: supreme court rules that the protections of the bill of rights only applies to the federal government. 1868 the united states adopts the 14th amendment to the constitution (no state can take away a citizen"s life, liberty, or happiness without due process of law) 1925 gitlow v ny incorporates speech protections under the constitution to the states. Carolene products v united states: can government use interstate commerce powers to regulate transport/sale of filled milk: court says yes and adds footnote four. Footnote fours: there are a hierarchy of fundamental rights under which the government must pass a higher burden to regulate/restrict said rights. In times of war, speech is most of the time restricted. World war i sedition act/espionage act. Griswold v connecticut established the right to be left alone .