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Delaware Essays | Federalism | ESSAY
Hard
...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/
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Delaware Essays | Arrests and Stops | ESSAY
Hard
...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
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Delaware Essays | Equal Protection | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...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/
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Delaware Essays | State Action | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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/
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Delaware Essays | State Action | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...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/
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Delaware Essays | Justiciability | ESSAY
Hard
...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
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Delaware Essays | Executive Power | ESSAY
Hard
...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/
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Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | ESSAY
Hard
...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
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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 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
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Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | ESSAY
Hard
...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)
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Delaware Essays | Miranda | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...uestion tests the custody threshold for Miranda. Berkemer v. McCarty, Delaware v. Beheler
Citations: Berkemer v. McCarty, Delaware v. Beheler
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Delaware Essays | Executive Power | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...ment of executive officials. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C2-3-1/ALDE_00013092/
Citations: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C2-3-1/ALDE_00013092/
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Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | ESSAY
Medium
...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
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Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | ESSAY
Hard
...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
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Delaware Essays | Fourth Amendment Searches | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...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
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Delaware Essays | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
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/
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Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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
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Delaware Essays | Separation of Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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/
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Delaware Essays | Judicial Review | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A state supreme court suppresses evidence after discussing federal Fourth Amendment cases and a similar state constitutional provision. The opinion says the search was invalid "under our state and federal search principl...
Citations: Michigan v. Long
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Delaware Essays | Miranda | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
...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
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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 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
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Delaware Essays | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
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/
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Delaware Essays | Freedom of Speech | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...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.