Questions from General Law

Q: Review the summary of U.S. v. Morrison in

Review the summary of U.S. v. Morrison in Appendix VII. Is this a civil case or a criminal case? Explain.

Q: At age 17, respondent Simmons planned and committed a capital

At age 17, respondent Simmons planned and committed a capital murder. After he had turned 18, he was sentenced to death. His direct appeal and subsequent petitions for state and federal post-convicti...

Q: Consider the following two examples and determine whether each is criminal or

Consider the following two examples and determine whether each is criminal or civil. Foreman drives a car (somewhat ineffectively) after consuming five martinis in one hour. Foreman is not involved in...

Q: Answer the following questions after reading the excerpt from Ropers v.

Answer the following questions after reading the excerpt from Ropers v. Simmons found in Chapter 1. a. Was this a civil case or a criminal case? b. With which sources of law was the Court most concer...

Q: The question, whether an act, repugnant to the constitution,

The question, whether an act, repugnant to the constitution, can become the law of the land, is a question deeply interesting to the United States. That the people have an original right to establish,...

Q: CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court. The

CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court. The public is currently engaged in an active political debate over whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. That question has als...

Q: Prior to 1995, a student elected as Santa Fe High School’s

Prior to 1995, a student elected as Santa Fe High School’s student council chaplain delivered a prayer over the public address system before each home varsity football game. Respondents, Mormon and Ca...

Q: Respondents were convicted separately of violating a Virginia statute that makes it

Respondents were convicted separately of violating a Virginia statute that makes it a felony “for any person . . ., with the intent of intimidating any person or group . . ., to burn . . . a cross on...

Q: Respondent, an elected official in Montgomery, Alabama, brought suit

Respondent, an elected official in Montgomery, Alabama, brought suit in a state court alleging that he had been libeled by an advertisement in corporate petitioner’s newspaper, the text of which appea...

Q: For the past 20 years, the congregation of the Westboro Baptist

For the past 20 years, the congregation of the Westboro Baptist Church has picketed military funerals to communicate its belief that God hates the United States for its tolerance of homosexuality, par...