4th Amendment
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from?
Unreasonable searches and seizures
Why was the 14th Amendment ratified?
It was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of people recently freed from slavery
How do you address the judges?
"Your Honors"
Name one of the parties involved.
Richmond High and Ted Higgins
Is a porch part of a home and does it require a search warrant?
Yes, the porch is within the curtilage of the home and requires a search warrant
(Florida v. Jardines)
Name something that must be included in a search warrant.
1. It must be particular in the place that is being searched
2. The application of law (specific evidence of specific crime being looked for)
3. Probable cause (why that evidence is being searched for)
4. Return (the list of things to be taken)
Name three examples of fundamental rights
1. right to marry
2. right to vote
3. right to privacy
4. education
5. LGBTQ+ rights
6. right to die
How do you start your argument speech?
"May it please the court. My name is ___ and I represent party, ___."
Who is the petitioner?
Richmond High
(that means Ted Higgins is the respondent)
Can the police require a driver and/or passenger to get out of the car?
Yes, they can. The court wants police officers to be safe.
(Pennsylvania v. Mimms)
Name 2 examples of exigent circumstances.
1. Hot pursuit
2. Destruction of evidence
3. Preventing someone from getting hurt
Name a group that qualifies as a suspect class.
Race, national origin, and fundamental rights
What do you include in your roadmap?
The issue that you will argue and the reasons you want the Court to rule in your favor.
What classes was Ted taking?
Art and sport psychology
Can States require children to only be educated at public schools?
No, requiring students to only be educated at public schools violates the 14th Amendment.
The 14th Amendment protects parent's liberty to direct their child's education.
What do police need to search you?
(There are 2 possible answers)
Probable cause (or an exception) OR reasonable suspicion
What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?
Civil liberties: in the Constitution in the Bill of Rights
Civil rights: in the 14th Amendment
What is a prayer for relief?
Where you state what you are asking for from the court.
What was found in the room scan?
Green spray paint on Ted's hands and a spray paint can.
Can the government track a cell phone's movement for a long period of time?
No, tracking the movement of a cell phone is intrusive on the owner's reasonable expectation of privacy in their physical movements.
(Carpenter v. United States)
What is the two-part test for a reasonable expectation of privacy?
1. Subjective expectation
@. Objective expectation
What level of scrutiny is this:
The government has an important government interest and the discrimination is substantially related to achieve their goal.
Intermediate scrutiny
What do you say when your time runs out?
"I see my time has expired, may I briefly conclude?"
Did Ted want to consent to the scan?
Ted did not want to consent but he had no choice.
Can colleges and universities have racial preferences in admission?
No, racial justification for admission is not narrowly tailored to achieve its purpose of promoting diversity, so it violates the 14th Amendment.
(Gratz v. Bollinger)