Article 3
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Article 3 of the Constitution establishes that the judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court. Join us each week as we review the monumental decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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BONG HiTS 4 JESUS | Morse v. Frederick (2007)
October 29, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBAt a school-supervised event, Joseph Frederick held up a banner with the message "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS." Principal Deborah Morse took away the banner and suspended Frederick for ten days. She justified her actions by citing the school's policy against the display of material that promotes the use of illegal drugs. Frederick under the federal civil rights statute, alleging a violation of his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. The Court must decide whether the First Amendment allows publ...
Vaccination Mandates | Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905)
October 22, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.63 MBOne of history's deadliest diseases, smallpox is estimated to have killed more than 300 million people since 1900. In May 1901, an outbreak of smallpox emerged, followed by a series of outbreaks in various neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. In an attempt to take control of the epidemic, the Boston Board of Health mandated vaccinations. Persons who refused vaccination were subject to a $5 fine or a 15-day jail sentence? Does the mandatory vaccination law violate Cambridge pastor Henning...
Embezzled Funds | James v. United States (1961)
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBEugene C. James was a union official who, with another person, embezzled in excess of $738,000 during the years 1951 through 1954 from his employer union and from an insurance company with which the union was doing business. James failed to report these amounts in his gross income in those years and was convicted in federal district court for willfully attempting to evade the federal income tax. The Court must determine were the receipt of embezzled funds taxable as income to the wrongdoer? ...
Embezzled Funds | James v. United States 1961
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBEugene C. James was a union official who, with another person, embezzled in excess of $738,000 during the years 1951 through 1954 from his employer union and from an insurance company with which the union was doing business. James failed to report these amounts in his gross income in those years and was convicted in federal district court for willfully attempting to evade the federal income tax. The Court must determine were the receipt of embezzled funds taxable as income to the wrongdoer? ...
Right to Remain Silent | Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
October 08, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBOn March 13, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his house and brought to the police station where he was questioned by police officers in connection with a kidnapping and rape. After two hours of interrogation, the police obtained a written confession from Miranda. The written confession was admitted into evidence at trial despite the objection of the defense attorney and the fact that the police officers admitted that they had not advised Miranda of his right to have an attorney present ...
The 2nd Amendment | District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
September 30, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBDistrict of Columbia law bans handgun possession by making it a crime to carry an unregistered firearm and prohibiting the registration of handguns; provides separately that no person may carry an unlicensed handgun, but authorizes the police chief to issue 1-year licenses; and requires residents to keep lawfully owned firearms unloaded and dissembled or bound by a trigger lock or similar device. Respondent Heller, a D.C. special policeman, applied to register a handgun he wished to keep at ...
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
September 30, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBDistrict of Columbia law bans handgun possession by making it a crime to carry an unregistered firearm and prohibiting the registration of handguns; provides separately that no person may carry an unlicensed handgun, but authorizes the police chief to issue 1-year licenses; and requires residents to keep lawfully owned firearms unloaded and dissembled or bound by a trigger lock or similar device. Respondent Heller, a D.C. special policeman, applied to register a handgun he wished to keep at ...