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United States v. White, 401 U.S. 745 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court decision which held that recording conversations using concealed radio transmitters worn by informants does not violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and thus does not require a warrant.
Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation. It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for ...
Bond v. United States, 564 U.S. 211 (2011) An individual litigant has standing to challenge a federal statute on grounds of federalism. Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 (2012) An Arizona law that authorizes local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws is preempted by federal law. Arizona law enforcement may inquire about a resident's ...
Korematsu v. United States: 323 U.S. 214 (1944) Japanese Internment camps: Ex parte Endo: 323 U.S. 283 (1944) Japanese-American internment and loyalty, decided same day as Korematsu: United States v. Willow River Power Co. 324 U.S. 499 (1945) nature of property rights which constitute a compensable taking: Cramer v. United States: 325 U.S. 1 (1945)
George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was an African American boy who, at the age of 14 was convicted and then executed in a proceeding later vacated as an unfair trial for the murders of two young white girls in March 1944 – Betty June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 8 – in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina.
King v. Chapman is a 1945 court case between Primus King, a religious leader and barber in Columbus, Georgia , and J. E. Chapman, Jr., the chair of the Muscogee County Democratic Party. It ruled the white primary as used by the Democratic Party of Georgia to be unconstitutional. [ 1 ]
February 3 – World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands. February 14 – SHAEF headquarters is established in Britain by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. February 17 – World War II: the Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; it ends in an American victory on February 23. February 20 – The United States takes Eniwetok Island.