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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

University of the Philippines College of Law

Diliman, Quezon City

Law 122D - Constitutional Law II Second Semester, A Y 2011-2012

Prof. Gwen Grecia~de Vera

Syllabus and Schedule

Introduction to Course and Review of Relevant Topics I. /.

(~ Republic v. Sandiganbayan, 21 July 2003 v '· Philippine Blooming l'v1ills Employee Organization v. Philippine Blooming lv1ills Co.,

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)<Inc., SO SCRA 189 · ~

II. DUE PROCESS AND EQUl1.L PROTECTION CL'\USE (Art. III, Sec. 1)

Key Concepts:

Hierarchy of rights under the Bill of Rights Right to life Right to liberty Right to property Due process (substantive and procedural due process) Test applied to detennine compliance w--ith substantive due process Cardinal primary requirements of due process in adnunist:rative proceedings Due process in academic disciplinary proceedings Due process in labor matters Equal protection of the laws Test applied to detennine compliance \\ri.d1 equal protection of d1e laws Test of valid classification Standards of review (rational basis, strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny)

Due Process

Phil. Blooming Mills Employees Organization v. Phil. Blooming l"v1ills Co. Inc., supra.

Rubi v. Provincial Board of rv1indoro, 38 Phil 660 I chong v. Hernandez, 101 Phil. 1155 Yu Cong Eng v. Trinidad, 271 U.S. 500

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Ennita-Malate Hotel & Motel Operators Ass'n v City of Manil~ 2Q SCRA 849 Tanada v. Tuvera, 136 SCRl\ 27; 146 SCRA 446

~People v. Pomar, 46 Phil. 449 White light v. City of Manila, G.R. No:"1;22846, 20 January 2009

y!. Bitaogo v. Truth Co1lltrlission, 7 December 2010

Serrano v. NLRC, 323 SCRA 445 Agabon v. NLRC, 442 SCRA 573

DECEMBER 6, 2011

PHILCOMSA T v. Alcuaz, 180 SCR.A 218 Non v. Dames, 185 SCRA. 523 Lumiqued v. Exevea, 282 SCR..\ 125 Estrada v. Sandiganbayan, 369 SCR..'\ 394 Ang Tibay v. CIR, 69 Phil. 635

Equal Protection

I chong v. Hernandez, supra. (CDumlao v. COMELEC, 96 SCR.A 3S'.2

People v. Cayata, 68 Phil. 12 Ormoc Sugar Central v. Ormoc City, 17 February 1968 Phil. Judges Association v. Prado, 227 SCR.\ 703 Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 294, 347 U.S. 483 Tecson v: _COMELEC, 3 March 2004

DECEMBER 8-13,2011

III. SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (Art. III, Sec. 2)

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Key Concepts:

Search (requirements in the issuance of search warrant) Arrest (requirements in the issuance of arrest \Varrant) Probable cause Personal determination by judge Valid warrantless search Valid warrantless arrest Test of reasonableness in warrantless search Requisites of plain view search Requisites of search of moving \·eh.icle

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Requisites of valid stop and frisk Requisites of valid search incident to lawful arrest Requisites of consented search Exclusionary rule

Katz v. U.S., 394 U.S. 347 Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 People v. Marti, 18 January 1991

Nala v. Barroso, Jr., G.R. No. 153087, August 7, 2003 Lim v. Felix, 194 SCRA 292 .1-\lvarez v. CFI, 64 PhiL 33 Bache & Co. v. Ruiz, 37 SCRA 823 Stonehill v. Diokno, 20 SCRA 383 Burgos, Sr. v. Chief of Staff, 133 SCRA 800 Roan v. Gonzales, 145 SCKA 687

Nolasco v. Pano, 139 SCRA 152, 147 SCRA 509* People v. Malmstedt, 198 SCRA 401 People v. Aminudin, 163 SCR.A 402 People v. Burgos, 144 SCRA 1 Chimel Y. California, 395 U.S. 752 Papa v. Mago, 22 SCRA 657 People v. Aruta, 288 SCRA 620

Aniag v. COMELEC, 237 SCRA 424

Valmonte v. de Villa, 178 SCR-A. 211, 185 SCRA 665

In Re Urnil et al v. Ramos, 187 SCRA 311 People v~ Mengote, 210 SCRA 174 People v. Manlulu, 22 April SCRA 159

Terry v. Ohio, supra. Manlili v. Court of Appeals, 280 SCRA 400 Malacat v. Court of Appeals, 283 SCR...A. 159

JANUARY 3, 2012

fV. PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATfON AND CORRESPONDENCE (Art. III, Sec. 3)

Key Concepts: .

Right of privacy

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Privacy o f correspondence and conununication Right against unreasonable searches and .seizures Right against self-incrimination Exclusionary rule

Griswold v. Connecticut, 81 U.S. 479 Ople v. Torres, 293 SCRA 141 Zulueta v. Court o f Appeals, 253 SCRA (567 A yer v . Capulong, 160 SCRA 861 Lagunzad v . Soto vda. de Gonzalez, 92 SORA 476 Kilusang Mayo Uno v. Director General, 487 SCRA 623

Relevant laws and issuances:

Republic Act No. 9995, A.nti-Photo and Video Voyeurism A ct o f 2009 A.M. N o. 08-1 -16-SC, Rule on the Writ o f Habeas Data D A O No. 8 (s.2006), Data Protection Policy of the DTI

JANUARY 5 - 10, 2012

V. RIGHTS OF T H E ACCUSED (Art. III , Sees. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21 )

Key Concepts:

Custodial investigation Rights of the accused under [custodial] inves tigation Right to counsel Competen t and independent counsel Critical stages in pre-trial criminal process Inadmissible confession or admission Concept o f sp eedy trial Concept of public trial Right against self- incrimination Right to b e presumed innocent Bail Right to Bail (when a matter of right and when discretionary)

**Revised case list to be provided **

JANUARY 12, 2012

VI. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (An. III , Sec. 15; Art VII, Sec. 18)

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Key Concepts:

Writ of habeas corpus Privilege of writ of habeas corpus Requisites of suspension Effect of suspension Available remedies

Barcelon v. Baker, 5 Phil. 87 Lansang v. Garcia , 42 SCRA 448 · •.. -- ~

Gumabon v. Dir of Prisons, 3 7 SCR.i\ Ll-20 \ l elasco v. Court of Appeals, 246 SCRA 677 Sombong v. Court of Appeals, 252 SCR.A 663 0 note issue involving privilege of \Vrit of habeas corpus in Villav-icencio v. Lukban,

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VII. LIBERTY OF .:\BODE AN D TR.A. VEL (Art. III, Sec. 6)

Key Concepts:

Liberty of abode • Right to travel

Right to return to one's counrn Residual powers o f the Presidenr

Rubi v. Pro-Fi.ncial Board o f l\ Li.ndoro, 38 Phil660 Villavicencio v. Lukban, 39 Phil 778

JANUARY i7, 2012

Lorenzo v. Dir o f Health, SO Phil. 595 Salonga v. H ennosa, 97 SCR_/\ 121 Manotoc v. Court of Appeals, 142 SCIZA 149 Marcos v. Manglapus, 177 SCRA 668

VIII. CRUEL, DEGR.i\DING OR IN H UMAN PUNISHMENT (Art. III, Sec. 1 9)

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Key Concepts:

Cruel punislunenr Degrading punishment Inhuman punislunent Excessive fines

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Echegaray v. Sec. of Justice, 267 SCRA 652, 297 SCRA 754

IX. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION (Art. III, Sec. 4)

Key Concepts:

Speech

Gitlow v. New Y ark, 268 U.S. 652 Rust v. Sullivan, 500 U.S . 173

JANUARY 19, 24 AND 26, 2012 •

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a. Tests b. Clear and Present Danger

Schenk v. U.S., 249 U.S. 47 (1919) Abrams v . U.S., 250 U.S. 616

2. Advocacy of Abstract D octrine

3. Imminent Action/ Direct Incitement

Branden~urg v. O hio, 395 U.S. 444 * Concurring of D ouglas For guidacce in relevance of clear' and present test

Salonga v. Pano, 134 SCR.t\ 438

4. Dangerous Tendency

Gitlow v. New York, supra.

5. Balancing of Interest

Gonzales v. COiviELEC, 27 SCRr\ 835

6. Grave-bu t-improbable danger

Dennis v. U.S. 334 U.S. 494 (Hand's formulation)

7. Content-Neutral T est: Osmena v. COMELEC, 288 SCIV\ 447 U.S. v. O'Brien, 391 U.S. 367

b. Unprotected Speech

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1. Obscenity 2. Defamation 3. Infringes upon right of privacy 4. Fighting words 5. Hate speech

R.A.V. v. St. Paul, 112 S.Ct 2538

6. Seditious Speech 7. Advertising 8. Speech in Special Places

U.S. v. Bustos, 37 Phil. 731 },1utuc v. COMELEC, 36 SCRA 228

Press

Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 Grosjean v. American Press Co. , 297 U.S. 233 1'-.TY Times v. U.S., 403 U.S. 713 Ginzburg v. U.S. 383, U.S 463 Roth v. U.S. , 354 U.S . 254 NY Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 Newsweek Inc. v. lAC, 142 SCRA 171 In Re Jurado, 243 SCR.i\ 288 Burgos v. Chief of Staff, supra. In Re Lozano, 54 Phil. 801 Brandenburg v. Ohio, supra. Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure v. Attorney General, 333 U.S. 413 EastemBroadcasting v. Dans v. 157 SCR.r'\ 647 Gonzales v. Kala'.v Katigbak, 13 7 SCRA 71 7 MTRCB v. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. , 448 SCRA 575

Assembly

Pcimicias v. Fugoso, 80 Phil. 71 German v. Barangan, 135 SCRA. 514 Reyes v, Bagatsing, 125 SCRA. 553 Navarro v. Villegas, 31 SCR.t\ 7 31 PBM employees Ass'n v. PBivi, supra.

Association (Art. II , Sec 8)

NAACP v. £\labama, 357 U.S. 449 People v. Ferrer, 48 SCRA 382 Dennis v. U.S. supra.

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Yates v. U.S. 354, U.S. 298

JANUARY 31, 2012

X. ACCESS TO INFORlvfA TION (Art. III, Sec. 7)

Key Concepts:

Right to be informed Matters of public concern Access to official records

Subido v. Ozaeta, 80 Phil. 383 Baldoza v. Dimaano, 71 SCRA 14 Legaspi v. Civil Service Commission, 29 May 1997 Neri v. Senate Committee, G.R. No. 180643, March 25, 2008 (read CJ Puno's Dissenting Opinion) Cabansag v. Fernandez, October 18, 1957 Sabio v . Gordon, 504 SCRA. 704 Akbayan v. Aquino, G .R. No. 170516, July 16, 2008

FEBRUARY 2- 9, 2012

XI. FREEDOM OFRELIGION AND NON-ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION (Art. III, Sec. 5)

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Key Concepts:

Free exercise cilluse Non-establishment clause Excessive entanglement test

Estrada 'T· Escritor, A ugust 4, 2003 and Resolution dated 22 June 2006

Non-Establislunent Clause

Aglipay v. Ruiz, 64 Phil. 201 Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971) Board of Education v. Allen, 392 U.S. 236 Everson v. Board of E ducation, 330 U.S. 1 (194 7) Bro. Mike Velarde v. Social justice Society, G.R. No. 159357, April28, 2004

Free Exercise of Religion

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American Bible Society v. City of Manila, 101 Phil. 386 Ebralinag v. Div. of Schools, 219 SCRA 256 Parnil v. Teleron, 36 SCR.A 413 Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equalization, 493 U.S. 378 Iglesia ni Cristo v. Court of Appeals, 259 SCR.i\ 529

FEBRUARY 16, 20U

XII. EMINENT DO:t"v1AIN (Art. III, Sec. 9)

Key Concepts:

Eminent domain Private property Public use Taking Just compensation

Diclipio Earth SaYeLS Y. Gozun, G.R. No. 157882, March 30, 2006 De Knecht v, Bautista, 100 SCRA 660 Heirs of J uancho Ardona v. Reyes, 123 SCR..,;\ 220 EPZA v. Dulay, 149 SCR/\. 305 Sumulung v. Guerrero, 154 SCRA 461

XIII. CONTRACTS CL\. USE (Art. III, Sec. 1 0)

Key Concepts: .

Non-impairment of contract

Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell, 290 U.S . 398 Rutter v. Esteban, 93 Phil. 68 Ilusorio v. Court of ~\grarian Reform, 17 SCR.A 25 Norman v. Baltimore, 294 U.S. 240 Caleon v. Agus Development, 207 SCRA 748

FEBRUARY 21, 20U

XIV. EX POST FACTO LEGISLATION AND BILL OF ATTAINDER (Art. III, Sec. 22)

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Key Concepts:

Ex post facto law Bill of attainder

Republic v. Hernandez, 99 Phil. 934 People v. Vilo, 32 Phil. 529 Co v . Court of Appeals. 227 SCRA 444 People v. Ferrer, supra.

)(V. NON-IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE (Art. III, Sec. 18)

Key Concepts:

Involuntary servitude

Ganaway v. Guillen, 42 Phil. 805 · Serafin v. Lindayag, 87 SCRA 166 U.S. v. Cara, 41 Phil. 826 Ajeno v. Inserto, 71 SCRA 166 Lozano , .. I\1aninez, 146 SCR.c'\ 323

U.S. v. Pompeya, 31 Phil. 245 Caunca v. Salazar, 82 Phil. 85 1

A_n·li. FREE ACCESS TO COURTS AND QUASI-JUDICIAL BODIES (Art. III, Sec. 11)

Key Concepts:

Access to justice Access to courts Adequate legal assistance

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