Legal Issues/Procedural History
how did the court of appeals find?
in favor of the respondents (favor RSU/State of Rodney)
Which event correlated to an uptick in anti-Black racism across RSU’s campus?
Paul Daniel’s visit to RSU
This is the first amendment right James Green argues was infringed in Question 1.
Freedom of Association/Assembly
What does the fourth amendment protect against?
Unreasonable search and seizure
How long do SCOTUS Justices serve?
What case was cited as being consistent with RSU student Organizations Non-discrimination policy because of a "reasonable campus regulation?"
Healy v James
Who arrested James Green?
Officers Florentine and Benedict
This was the state nondiscrimination law that required the admission of women as regular members of the Jaycees.
The Minnesota Human Rights Act
Which was the case that involved thermal-imaging on a public street?
Answer: Kyllo v. United States
How are SCOTUS Justices appointed?
Nominated by current president, confirmed by a simple majority vote in the Senate
The dissenting judge states that if the front porch is protected from intrusion then _____ should be protected as well
the apartment hallway
How long does the RSUCN have to wait until they can reapply for recognition?
Two years
This case establishes the precedent that the burden should be on the college to justify denial rather than a student group.
Healy v. James
100 points if you explain what a curtilage is. Bonus 200 points if you explain why the curtilage of a home relates to the interest of privacy
100: Areas immediately surrounding the home and/or associated with the home
+200: Curtilage is a space intimately linked to the home, which means that privacy expectations should be heightened.
This President was also the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is William Howard Taft?
Why did Green allege the police's actions violated the fourth amendment?
Warrantless search
Who is the VP of RSUCN?
Kirk Stevenson
This case ruled that being a public accommodation makes an organization subject to state antidiscrimination laws.
Roberts v. United States Jaycees
What was the defining point of reasoning in Katz v. U.S. to rule that Katz was entitled to the Fourth Amendment?
Hint:
The Fourth Amendment protects _____, not _____
The Fourth Amendment protects people, not places
This is the first female SCOTUS justice
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
What is the name of the dissenting judge of the initial ruling in the court of appeals?
Judge Sara Rosen
What is James Green’s apartment number?
505
This case establishes that expressive association of ideas central to the organization’s message is protected by the first amendment.
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
Prompt: Explain what would trigger a Fourth Amendment search under Katz v. U.S., and then under Florida v. Jardines. (they’re different)
+250 points for each one done correctly, 500 if both are correct!
Katz focuses on a subjective interpretation of privacy that the court must decide – “reasonable expectation of privacy”
Jardines adds that a “physical intrusion” into a constitutionally protected area (curtilage) constitutes a search. In other words, a much more tangible requirement for search.
Which article in the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch?
Article III