CIVIL RIGHTS
• Protections BY Government
• Amendments 4,5,6,8 and 14 + laws
I. Modern Courts
• A. Earl Warren 1953-1969
• B. Warren Burger 1969-1986
• C. William Rehnquist 1986-2005
• D. John Roberts 2005-
II. Due Process
• Substantive = fairness of law
• Procedural = fairness of process
• Police Powers
• Question = Balance
• A. Personal Privacy
• 1. 4th Amendment
• Search and Seizure
• Weeks Doctrine
• Mapp vs. Ohio
• Electronic Surveillance
• Katz vs. U.S.
• Omnibus Crime/Control
• B. Fair Trial
• habeas corpus
• 1. 5th Amendment
• self incrimination
• Ashcraft vs. Tennesee
• Miranda vs. Arizona
• double jeopardy
• 2. 6th Amendment
• Counsel
• Betts vs. Brady
• Gideon vs. Wainwright
• Speedy Trial
• Barker vs. Wingo
• Speedy Trial Act
• Venue
• C. Bail / Fines / Punishment
• 1. 8th Amendment
• Furman vs. Georgia
• Gregg vs. Georgia
• Ingraham vs. Wright
III. Treason
• Levying War
• Adhering to Enemies
• Giving Aid and Comfort
• 2 Witnesses
• Confession in Open Court
IV. 14th Amendment• A. Equal Protection
• Segregation
• de facto / de jure
• Plessy vs. Ferguson
• Brown vs. The Board
• Alexander vs. Holmes
• Milliken vs. Bradley
• B. Miscegenation
• Loving vs. Virginia
V. Civil Rights Laws
• 1957 Civil Rights Act
• 1960 Civil Rights Act
• 1964 Civil Rights Act
• 1965 Voting Rights Act
• 1968 Civil Rights Act
• 1975 Voting Rights Act
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