Cain v. Kentucky, 387 U.S. 319 (1970)
In a per curium decision, based on Redrup v. New York (1967), the Supreme Court disposed of Cain v. Kentucky and reversed Kentucky’s ban of public showings of the film ‘‘I, A Woman.’’
Read the full storyCalder v. Bull, 3 U.S. 386 (1798)
The Connecticut legislature enacted a resolution granting a new hearing in a probate trial.
Read the full storyCalero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co., 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
Federal and state laws authorize the government to seize and forfeit property that is ‘‘tainted’’ by its connection to specified crimes.
Read the full storyJohn Caldwell Calhoun (1882–1850)
John C. Calhoun received an elite education, studying under a prominent reverend tutor, and then graduating from Yale College. After his admission to the South Carolina bar, Calhoun was elected to the South Carolina legislature.
Read the full storyCalifornia v. Acevedo, 500 U.S. 565 (1991)
The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches generally requires law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before initiating a search.
Read the full storyCalifornia v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (1988)
In California v. Greenwood, the police searched a defendant’s garbage bags left on the curb.
Read the full storyCalifornia v. LaRue, 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
When a commercial activity requires a license or permit from a government, can a state use this authority to regulate ‘‘expression’’ even if aspects of the conduct do not meet the Roth standard of obscenity?
Read the full storyCalifornia v. Ramos, 459 U.S. 1301 (1982)
People who disagree about something can be induced to set aside their disagreement to unite against a common enemy.
Read the full storyCalifornia v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479 (1984)
In Trombetta, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause does not require the government to preserve evidence that could potentially be useful to a criminal defendant.
Read the full storyCamara v. Municipal Court of the City and County of San Francisco, 387 U.S. 523 (1967)
The Fourth Amendment’s requirement that the government obtain a warrant before any search or seizure of private property is well established for criminal investigations.
Read the full storyCameras in the Courtroom
The phrase ‘‘cameras in the courtroom’’ refers to the presence of news media cameras, both still and television cameras, inside courtrooms recording trial proceedings for the public.
Read the full storyCampaign Finance Reform, No. 1021
A California politician once famously observed: ‘‘Money is the Mother’s Milk of Politics.’’ For at least a century, the Congress has tried to legislate against this dictum.
Read the full storyCampus Hate Speech Codes
During the 1980s and early 1990s, many colleges and universities responded to incidents of racial and sexual harassment by adopting campus hate speech codes.
Read the full storyCantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe proselytizing is an essential part of their faith and, therefore, a religious obligation.
Read the full storyCapital Punishment
Capital punishment is a punishment option of the federal government in more than two thirds of states in the United States.
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