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  2. List of United States Supreme Court bankruptcy case law

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    This is a list of Supreme Court of the United States cases in the area of bankruptcy. This list is a list solely of United States Supreme Court decisions about applying law related to bankruptcy. Not all Supreme Court decisions are ultimately influential and, as in other fields, not all important decisions are made at the Supreme Court level.

  3. Franks v. Delaware - Wikipedia

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    Case history; Prior: Franks v. State, 373 A.2d 578 (Del. 1977): Subsequent: Franks v. State, 398 A.2d 783 (Del. 1979): Holding; Where a warrant affidavit contains a statement, necessary to the finding of probable cause, that is demonstrated to be both false and included by an affiant knowingly and intentionally, or with reckless disregard for the truth, the warrant is not valid.

  4. Illinois v. Gates - Wikipedia

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    Gates, probable cause was achieved for the warrant under the new "totality-of-the-circumstances" standard because the investigation by DEA and Detective Mader would have, on its own, been probable cause for a search warrant. [citation needed] The Gates' actions were suspicious because Florida is a known source of illegal drugs. Lance Gates ...

  5. Totality of the circumstances - Wikipedia

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    Gates, the Supreme Court held that the totality of the circumstances test should be used to assess whether an anonymous tip is sufficient to provide probable cause. [10] Writing for a majority of the Court, Justice William Rehnquist explained that a totality test was superior to a bright line rule because magistrates would not be "restricted in ...

  6. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist ...

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    This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Rehnquist Court, the tenure of Chief Justice William Rehnquist from September 26, 1986, through September 3, 2005. The cases are listed chronologically based on the date that the Supreme Court decided the case.

  7. Probable cause - Wikipedia

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    The usual definition of the probable cause standard includes “a reasonable amount of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong to justify a prudent and cautious person’s belief that certain facts are probably true.” [6] Notably, this definition does not require that the person making the recognition must hold a public office or have public authority, which allows the ...

  8. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Burger Court

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    Fourth Amendment does not provide a "murder scene exception" to the warrant-and-probable-cause requirement Parker v. Flook: 437 U.S. 584 (1978) Algorithms and patent law City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey: 437 U.S. 617 (1978) Dormant Commerce Clause prohibits banning importation of trash into a state United States v. John (1978) 437 U.S. 634 (1978)

  9. Florida v. Royer - Wikipedia

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    Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983), was a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with issues involving the Fourth Amendment. Specifically, the case establishes a firm line in cases where police conduct search and seizure without a warrant. The court ruled that, while it is legal for authorities to target and approach a person based on their ...