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Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S.

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Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919) is a U.S.

School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp (1963) is a U.S. Supreme Court case holding that mandatory religious activity as part of a public school’s curriculum, such as Bible readings and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

A search is an inspection or examination conducted by government agents or authorized personnel, such as law enforcement officers, correctional staff, security guards, or institutional employees, to locate evidence, contraband, or other prohibited items.

A search warrant is a warrant signed by a judge or magistrate authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct a search on a certain person, a specified place, or an automobile for criminal evidence. 

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• WARRANT
• WARRANTS
• WARRANTLESS SEARCH
• REASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." 

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• D.C. v. Heller
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Section 1981 is a shorthand reference to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which derives from Section 1 of the 1866 Civil Rights Act. The statute establishes that certain rights are to be guaranteed to all citizens of the United States, and these rights are to be protected against impairment by nongovernment and state discrimination.

Segregation is the action of separating people, historically on the basis of race and/or gender. Segregation implies the physical separation of people in everyday activities, in professional life, and in the exercise of civil rights.

Self-incrimination is the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime, or expose you to criminal prosecution.

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• Fifth Amendment
• PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION
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• Fourth Amendment
• tax
• Internal Revenue Service
• custodial interrogation
• state constitution
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• SEIZURE
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• CRIMINAL
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“Separate but equal” refers to the infamously racist decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that allowed the use of segregation laws by states and local governments. The phrase “separate but equal” comes from part of the Court’s decision that argued separate rail cars for whites and African Americans were equal at least as required by the Equal Protection Clause.