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| Denies the government the rights, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property. |
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| Equal Protection of the Law |
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| A standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government. |
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| Court cases that apply Bill of Rights to states. |
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| Right of people to speak, publish, and assemble. |
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| People shall be free to exercise their religion, and government may not establish a religion. |
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| Censorship of a publication. |
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| Clear-and-present-danger-test |
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| Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions. |
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| Writing that falsely injures another person. |
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| An act that conveys a political message. |
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| First Amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion. |
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| First Amendment ban on laws "respecting an establishment of religion." |
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| Court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion. |
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| Improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial. |
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| A judge's order authorizing a search. |
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| Reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion. |
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| An error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial. |
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