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Question Delaware Essays | Federalism | ESSAY Hard

Congress enacted the Transit Worker Safety Act under the Commerce Clause. The Act states that "any employer, includin...

...ngress later amends the Act to add a separate provision enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment against intentional discrimination by state transit agencies, using the same clear damages language. Analyze the state sovereign...

Citations: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt11-5-1/ALDE_00013679/, https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt11-6-2/ALDE_00013683/, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/517/44/, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/427/445/

Question Delaware Essays | Arrests and Stops | ESSAY Hard

Officer stopped a car after seeing that its rear license plate light was out. Officer had actually been following the...

...stop. Dana argues that the stop and continued detention violated the Fourth Amendment. The prosecution argues that the traffic violation made everything lawful and that Dana, as a passenger, was not seized. Discuss the...

Citations: Whren v. United States, Brendlin v. Delaware, Rodriguez v. United States

Question Delaware Essays | Equal Protection | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Easy

A privately owned grocery store refuses service to a shopper because of race. The store has a state business license...

...no government official participated in the refusal. What is the best Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection analysis? This question tests the state-action threshold for Equal Protection. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/...

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/419/345/

Question Delaware Essays | State Action | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A nominally private athletic association has mostly public-school members, is governed largely by public-school offic...

...treat as binding. A student challenges an eligibility rule under the Fourteenth Amendment. What is the best state-action analysis? This question tests entwinement. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/288/

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/288/

Question Delaware Essays | State Action | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Easy

A privately owned cafe with a city business license refuses service to a customer because of the customer's political...

...government official encouraged or participated in the refusal. For a Fourteenth Amendment claim against the cafe, what is the best state-action answer? This question tests the baseline state-action requirement. https://...

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/830/

Question Delaware Essays | Justiciability | ESSAY Hard

City adopted an ordinance requiring short-term rental platforms to file monthly reports identifying each host, addres...

...ausation, redressability, and any generalized-grievance problem. This essay tests standing through concrete enforcement injury, personal data injury, and generalized-grievance limits. Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, Tran...

Citations: Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, Federal Election Commission v. Akins, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Question Delaware Essays | Executive Power | ESSAY Hard

Congress enacted a statute providing that the Department of Homeland Security "shall remove" certain noncitizens afte...

...suit, and the separate two-year suspension memorandum. Discuss. This essay tests Take Care, enforcement discretion, standing, and national-security limits. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/470/821/, https://w...

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/470/821/, https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-58_i425.pdf, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/343/579/

Question Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | ESSAY Hard

Delaware police investigate a theft ring. From a public sidewalk, an officer sees two covered motorcycles parked in D...

...tic converters lying in tall grass. Analyze which police actions were Fourth Amendment searches. This essay tests the search threshold, curtilage, open fields, public vantage points, and physical manipulation of effects...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. IV, Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 13, United States v. Jones, Florida v. Jardines, United States v. Dunn, Oliver v. United States, Arizona v. Hicks, Bond v. United States

Question Delaware Essays | Fifth Amendment Privilege | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Easy

A witness in a Delaware grand jury proceeding is ordered to answer questions about her role in a suspected invoice sc...

A witness in a Delaware grand jury proceeding is ordered to answer questions about her role in a suspected invoice scheme. She invokes the privilege against self-incrimination. Which statement best describes the privileg...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. V, Evidence Code Section 940, Schmerber v. Delaware

Question Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | ESSAY Medium

Delaware officers have a valid warrant to seize stolen tablets from Mei's apartment. They execute the warrant without...

...s, and the prosecutor concedes that seizure of the watch violated the Fourth Amendment. Mei moves to suppress the tablets because of the knock-and-announce violation, arguing that Delaware should exclude them under state...

Citations: Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 28(f)(2), In re Lance W., Hudson v. Michigan, United States v. Havens, Walder v. United States

Question Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | ESSAY Hard

Delaware officers suspect Lena of using a warehouse to store stolen electronics. Without a warrant, officers enter he...

...the phone data, and the warehouse evidence. Analyze. This essay tests Fourth Amendment standing, fruit of the poisonous tree, and independent source. Rakas v. Illinois, Won...

Citations: Rakas v. Illinois, Wong Sun v. United States, Murray v. United States, Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 28(f)(2)

Question Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | ESSAY Medium

At a Delaware bus terminal, officers watch a passenger, Soren, place a soft suitcase in the overhead luggage rack. A...

...along the door seam. The dog alerts again. Analyze which actions were Fourth Amendment searches. This essay tests dog-sniff doctrine, tactile manipulation of luggage, and the difference between public-place luggage and h...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. IV, Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 13, United States v. Place, Bond v. United States, Florida v. Jardines, Illinois v. Caballes

Question Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | ESSAY Hard

Officers suspect that Priya is growing illegal plants inside her Delaware home. Without a warrant, an officer stands...

...helicopter observation. Analyze whether each investigative step was a Fourth Amendment search. This essay tests home surveillance, Kyllo thermal-imaging doctrine, Jardines porch dog-sniff doctrine, and lawful aerial obse...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. IV, Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 13, Kyllo v. United States, Florida v. Jardines, Delaware v. Ciraolo, Florida v. Riley

Question Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Easy

A Delaware officer standing on a public sidewalk looks through an uncovered front window and sees counterfeit license...

...property, use magnification, or touch anything. Was the observation a Fourth Amendment search? This question tests public-view observation and reasonable expectation of privacy. Katz v. United States, Delaware v. Ciraolo

Citations: Katz v. United States, Delaware v. Ciraolo

Question Delaware Essays | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

A federal statute directs state election officials to enforce a federal online-registration rule, authorizes a federa...

A federal statute directs state election officials to enforce a federal online-registration rule, authorizes a federal agency to restructure major social-media platforms using broad language, gives a private industry boa...

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/584/16-476/, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/462/919/, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/597/697/, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/606/24-354/

Question Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A judge suppresses a rare coin because officers seized it in violation of the Fourth Amendment. At trial, the prosecu...

...suppresses a rare coin because officers seized it in violation of the Fourth Amendment. At trial, the prosecution does not mention the coin in its case-in-chief. The defendant then testifies, "I have never possessed any...

Citations: Walder v. United States, United States v. Havens

Question Delaware Essays | Separation of Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A President is sued for damages based on two sets of conduct: firing a federal official after a policy dispute and, y...

...nt is sued for damages based on two sets of conduct: firing a federal official after a policy dispute and, years before taking office, breaching a private real-estate contract. The President asserts absolute civil immuni...

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/731/, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/520/681/

Question Delaware Essays | Miranda | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

A suspect in custodial interrogation clearly says, "I want an attorney before answering any more questions." Officers...

...rrogation clearly says, "I want an attorney before answering any more questions." Officers stop, but they want to question the suspect again later. Which statement best describes the Miranda rule? This question tests the...

Citations: Edwards v. Arizona, Minnick v. Mississippi, Maryland v. Shatzer

Question Delaware Essays | Miranda | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

After waiving Miranda rights, a suspect answers several questions and then says, "I do not want to talk about this an...

After waiving Miranda rights, a suspect answers several questions and then says, "I do not want to talk about this anymore." The detective wants to ask more questions later. What must the detective do before any later qu...

Citations: Michigan v. Mosley, Berghuis v. Thompkins

Question Delaware Essays | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

Congress invokes Fourteenth Amendment Section 5 to create damages remedies for practices it calls unequal. The statut...

Congress invokes Fourteenth Amendment Section 5 to create damages remedies for practices it calls unequal. The statute applies to state agencies and private businesses, and Congress says the statute defines the scope of...

Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/507/

Question Delaware Essays | Freedom of Speech | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

County requires a permit before any documentary film may be shown in a public auditorium. The permit official may den...

...any documentary film may be shown in a public auditorium. The permit official may deny a permit if the film is "unsuitable for the community" and the ordinance contains no deadline for decision or prompt judicial review...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. I, Freedman v. Maryland, City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.