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  2. United States v. Reynolds - Wikipedia

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    Case history; Prior: Judgments entered in favor of the plaintiffs upheld, Reynolds v.United States, 192 F.2d 987 (3d Cir. 1951); cert. granted, 343 U.S. 918 (1952).: Holding; In this case, there was a valid claim of privilege under Rule 34; and a judgment based under Rule 37 on refusal to produce the documents subjected the United States to liability to which Congress did not consent by the ...

  3. Reynolds v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878), was a Supreme Court of the United States case which held that religious duty was not a defense to a criminal indictment. [1] Reynolds was the first Supreme Court opinion to address the First Amendment's protection of religious liberties, impartial juries and the Confrontation Clauses of the Sixth ...

  4. State secrets privilege - Wikipedia

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    The state secrets privilege is related to, but distinct from, several other legal doctrines: the principle of non-justiciability in certain cases involving state secrets (the so-called "Totten Rule"); [6] certain prohibitions on the publication of classified information (as in New York Times Co. v. United States, the Pentagon Papers case); and the use of classified information in criminal ...

  5. Reynolds v. United States (2012) - Wikipedia

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    Reynolds v. United States 565 U.S. 432 (2012) is a Supreme Court case regarding sex offender registration prior to enactment of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. [ 1 ]

  6. List of polygamy court cases - Wikipedia

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    Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878) Miles v. United States, 103 U.S. 304 (1880) — established that the second wife may testify as to her husband's bigamy, because their marriage is not de jure; Clawson v. United States, 113 U.S. 143 (1885) — established cohabitation as unlawful; Murphy v.

  7. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 397

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    This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 397 ... Date decided United States v. Kordel: 397 U.S. 1: 1970: United States v. Reynolds ...

  8. Totten v. United States - Wikipedia

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    The case was an important precursor to the court's 1953 decision in United States v. Reynolds wherein it recognized the State Secrets Privilege. [2] The case was later referenced and its holding expanded by the Court in the 2005 case of Tenet v. Doe and then again in General Dynamics Corp. v. United States.

  9. List of landmark court decisions in the United States

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    Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1879) Religious belief or duty cannot be used as a defense against a criminal indictment. Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333 (1890) The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 does not violate the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment even though polygamy is part of several religious beliefs. Cantwell v.