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CIVIL RIGHTS

CIVIL RIGHTS. Protections BY Government Amendments 4,5,6,8 and 14 + laws. I. Modern Courts. A. Earl Warren 1953-1969 B. Warren Burger 1969-1986 C. William Rehnquist 1986-2005 D. John Roberts 2005-. II. Due Process. Substantive = fairness of law

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CIVIL RIGHTS

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  1. CIVIL RIGHTS • Protections BY Government • Amendments 4,5,6,8 and 14 + laws

  2. I. Modern Courts • A. Earl Warren 1953-1969 • B. Warren Burger 1969-1986 • C. William Rehnquist 1986-2005 • D. John Roberts 2005-

  3. II. Due Process • Substantive = fairness of law • Procedural = fairness of process • Police Powers • Question = Balance

  4. A. Personal Privacy • 1. 4th Amendment • Search and Seizure • Weeks Doctrine • Mapp vs. Ohio • Electronic Surveillance • Katz vs. U.S. • Omnibus Crime/Control

  5. B. Fair Trial • habeas corpus • 1. 5th Amendment • self incrimination • Ashcraft vs. Tennesee • Miranda vs. Arizona • double jeopardy

  6. 2. 6th Amendment • Counsel • Betts vs. Brady • Gideon vs. Wainwright • Speedy Trial • Barker vs. Wingo • Speedy Trial Act • Venue

  7. C. Bail / Fines / Punishment • 1. 8th Amendment • Furman vs. Georgia • Gregg vs. Georgia • Ingraham vs. Wright

  8. III. Treason • Levying War • Adhering to Enemies • Giving Aid and Comfort • 2 Witnesses • Confession in Open Court

  9. IV. 14th Amendment • A. Equal Protection • Segregation • de facto / de jure • Plessy vs. Ferguson • Brown vs. The Board • Alexander vs. Holmes • Milliken vs. Bradley

  10. B. Miscegenation • Loving vs. Virginia

  11. V. Civil Rights Laws • 1957 Civil Rights Act • 1960 Civil Rights Act • 1964 Civil Rights Act • 1965 Voting Rights Act • 1968 Civil Rights Act • 1975 Voting Rights Act

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