Who are aliens? Does the constitution give them rights? Complete?

Speech What is libel? What is slander? What is sedition? Is it protected speech? Schenck vs. US Clear and present danger Crowded movie theater

Obscenity Average person says it incites lust Specific law Has no value Miller v. California

Prior Restraint Government cannot stop someone before it happens in regard to language, written or spoken Pentagon Papers To stop printing must be heavy presumption Shield laws – reporters do not have to divulge their sources Radio and TV – most restrictions Why?

Assemble Civil disobedience Must be peaceful Public property

Freedom of association Right of association – right to associate with others to promote political economics and other causes Can the Boy Scouts exclude homosexuals?

Right to Privacy Roe v Wade – most important application of case

Probable Cause Automobiles – can they be searched without a warrant? Exclusionary rule – evidence gained illegally is not admissible in court Mapp v. Ohio – illegal material not on warrant cannot be used in court

Rights of the accused Writ of habeas corpus – must show cause for why prisoner has to be jailed - told what you are being tried for Bill of attainder – punishment without a trial Can the US torture the captives in Guantanamo Bay? Ex post facto laws – law passed after crime

Cruel or Unusual Punishment Death Penalty ok? Louisiana v. Resweber – Not giving an inmate his medicine? Treason -