In Marbury v. Madison (1803) the Supreme Court for the first time struck down a
provision of federal law because it was in conflict with the U.S Constitution. When did the
Court next strike down a federal law?
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In Griswold v. Connecticut, Justice Douglas said the Bill of Rights has “penumbras,” and
he used these penumbras to support the right to privacy. What did he mean by
“penumbras,” and what are two areas of the Bill of Rights he pointed to as evidence of a
right to privacy?
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Why did Congress pass the Communications Decency Act in 1996? Why did the ACLU
(and others) oppose the law?
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Voir dire is a critical component of a criminal trial. It is at this stage that prosecutors and
defense attorneys may exclude potential jurors for cause or through the use of peremptory
challenges. Explain the differences between these two methods of removal and how
attorneys use them. Are there limitations on the use of peremptory challenges by either the
prosecution or the defense? If so, what are they? Has the Court provided working rules to
help defendants prove that peremptory challenges have been used in a discriminatory
manner? If so, what are those rules?
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