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United States v. Texas, 599 U.S. ___ (2023), a case in which the Supreme Court considered whether the states have Article III standing to challenge the legality of the Department of Homeland Security's guidelines for the enforcement of civil immigration law. United States v. Texas, a case in which the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ...
Texas, a case to determine whether a parcel of land belonged to the United States or to Texas, and Virginia v. Tennessee , a case turning on whether an incorrectly drawn boundary between two states can be changed by a state court, and whether the setting of the correct boundary requires Congressional approval.
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1 (1973), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that San Antonio Independent School District's financing system, which was based on local property taxes, was not a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. [1]
United States v. Texas, 595 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case that involved the Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8 or SB8, a state law that bans abortion once a "fetal heartbeat" [a] is detected, typically six weeks into pregnancy. A unique feature of the Act, and challenges to it, is the delegation of ...
1971: Richard Phillips Murder Detroit, Michigan: Life without parole 45.7 years Yes Richard Phillips was 25 years old when he was imprisoned for a fatal shooting in Detroit in 1971—a case prosecutors now say was "based entirely" on false testimony from one witness. He was sentenced to life without parole.
Salinas v. Texas, 570 US 178 (2013), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which the court held 5-4 decision, declaring that the Fifth Amendment's self-incrimination clause does not extend to defendants who simply choose to remain silent during questioning, even though no arrest has been made nor the Miranda rights read to a defendant.
Text of California v. Texas , 437 U.S. 601 (1978) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio) This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub .
United States v. Texas , 579 U.S. 547 (2016), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program. In a one-line per curiam decision , an equally divided Court affirmed the lower-court injunction blocking the President Barack Obama 's program.