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| Weeks v United States, 1914 |
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| Established the exclusionary rule disallowing evidence obtained in violation of constitutional rights |
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| Incorporated Fourth Amendment search rights to state courts |
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| Gideon v Wainwright, 1963 |
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| Guaranteed defendants the right to an attorney at trial |
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| Established a defendant's right to counsel and right against self-incrimination and that the defendant understands these rights |
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| Klopfer v North Carolina, 1967 |
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| Guaranteed defendants a speedy trial |
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| Allowed police to "pat down" a person for personal safety reasons |
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| Witherspoon v Illinois, 1968 |
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| Prohibited the exclusion of those opposed to capital punishment from capital crime juries |
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| Declared that the death penalty was applied in a arbitrary and capricious manner |
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| Declared that a probationer's sentence can be revoked only after preliminary and final revocation hearings |
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| Abolished capital punishment for juveniles |
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| District of Columbia v Heller, 2008 |
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| Ruled at the federal level that the Second Amendment protected an individuals's right to own a firearm |
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| McDonald v City of Chicago et al., 2010 |
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| Incorporated the Second Amendment right to bear arms, prohibiting states from banning the possession of firearms. The case did not remove all restrictions from firearm ownership. The case recognizes that states and the federal government may make reasonable regulations regarding gun ownership for the safety of the public |
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