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  2. Pennsylvania v. Mimms - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977), is a United States Supreme Court criminal law decision holding that a police officer ordering a person out of a car following a traffic stop and conducting a pat-down to check for weapons did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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

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    Baird v. State Bar of Arizona: 401 U.S. 1 (1971) states cannot ban people from legal practice due to Communist party membership In re Stolar: 401 U.S. 23 (1971) A state cannot require bar applicants to list every organization he or she belonged to since starting law school—decided same day as Baird v. State Bar of Arizona: Younger v. Harris ...

  4. Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104 (1978), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision on compensation for regulatory takings. [1] Penn Central sued New York City after the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission denied its bid to build a large office building on top of Grand Central Terminal.

  5. Category:1977 in United States case law - Wikipedia

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    L. Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro; List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 429; List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 430

  6. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Mimms (1975), in which the Court held that the unlawful possession charges as well as the relevant convictions and sentences against Harry Mimms over his illicit possession and concealed carry of an unlicensed firearm must be vacated and his case should be remanded for a new trial with the suppression of evidence due to violations of his Fourth ...

  7. Arizona v. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Arizona v. Johnson , 555 U.S. 323 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held, by unanimous decision, that police may conduct a pat down search of a passenger in an automobile that has been lawfully stopped for a minor traffic violation, provided the police reasonably suspect the passenger is armed and dangerous.

  8. California v. Acevedo - Wikipedia

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    California v. Acevedo , 500 U.S. 565 (1991), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court , which interpreted the Carroll doctrine to provide one rule to govern all automobile searches. The Court stated, "The police may search an automobile and the containers within it where they have probable cause to believe contraband or evidence is ...

  9. 1978 California Proposition 7 - Wikipedia

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    California Proposition 7, or the Death Penalty Act, is a ballot proposition approved in California by statewide ballot on November 7, 1978. Proposition 7 increased the penalties for first degree murder and second degree murder, expanded the list of special circumstances requiring a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and revised existing law relating to ...