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| denies the government the right, without due process, to deprive people of life, liberty, & property |
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| equal protection of the law |
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| a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government |
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| court cases that apply Bill of Rights to states |
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| right of people to speak, publish, & assemble |
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| people shall be free to exercise their religion, & government may not establish a religion |
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| censorship of a publication |
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| clear-and-present-danger test |
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| law should not punish speech unless there was a clear & present danger of producing harmful actions |
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| writing that falsely injures another person |
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| an act that conveys a political message |
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| First Amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion |
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| First Amendment ban on laws "respecting an establishment of religion" |
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| court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion |
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| improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial |
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| a judge's order authorizing a search |
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| reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion |
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| an error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial |
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