According to due process, when can a person can be deprived of their liberty?
According to the Fifth Amendment, law enforcement has to inform people when arresting them that they have the right to remain silent. Which constitutional protection would a police officer violate by failing to do this?
In 1905, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the of Massachusetts in Jacobson v. Massachusetts. In this case, the Supreme Court decided that it was okay for states to require smallpox vaccinations for adults. The Supreme Court said that some children may be exempt if their doctor said they were "not fit for vaccination.” The Court also said this does not violate the equal protection rights of adults if the ruling is applied equally.
Police officers receive a warrant from a judge to search the house of a woman suspected of robbery. The police find stolen property and make an arrest. At the police station, officers question the suspect without a lawyer, even though she asks for one. When the case goes to trial, the jury finds the suspect to be guilty of the crime.
If law enforcement fails to follow due process when searching a suspect’s home, how might a judge in the suspect’s trial respond?
How did the Supreme Court rule in the Korematsu v. US (1944) case?
How does due process relate to the 14th Amendment?
Police officers have to inform people in their custody of the rights they have under due process. Which of these rights falls in that category?
In the Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio (1961), what could police officers have done differently in order to follow due process?
Which action by the US government violated the Equal Protection Clause?
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