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Alabama v. White , 496 US 325 (1990), is a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Fourth Amendment . The majority opinion ruled that anonymous tips can provide reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop provided that police can factually verify the circumstances asserted by the tip.
Weems v. United States: 217 U.S. 349 (1910) cruel and unusual punishment: Bailey v. Alabama: 219 U.S. 219 (1911) Advisory opinion overturned peonage laws Muskrat v. United States: 219 U.S. 346 (1911) Advisory opinion doctrine Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. 220 U.S. 107 (1911) constitutionality of corporate income tax: United States v. Grimaud: 220 U ...
The justices concluded that the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals needs to clarify its ruling that Joseph Clifton Smith's death sentence for a 1997 murder must be set aside in light ...
Missouri v. Iowa, 48 U.S. (7 How.) 660 (1849), is a 9-to-0 ruling which held that the Sullivan Line of 1816 was the accepted boundary between the states of Iowa and Missouri. The ruling resolved a long-standing border dispute between the two states, which had nearly erupted in military clashes during the so-called "Honey War" of 1839.
A number of Congressional Republicans running in 2024 are swiftly distancing themselves from a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling seen as infringing on IVF, the latest obstacle for GOP ...
The Supreme Court upholds the reach of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that Alabama must draw an election district that would likely favor a Black Democrat.
Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), is a landmark decision [1] of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5, which requires certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before implementing any changes to their voting laws or practices; and subsection (b) of Section 4 ...
The Alabama Medical Association, which also weighed in prior to the court’s decision, warned such a ruling would create an “enormous potential for civil liability” for fertility specialists ...