exceptions to "no generalized grievance requirement"
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-EXCEPTION #1: taxpayers have standing to challenge government
expenditures pursuant to federal statutes as violating the ESTABLISHMENT
CLAUSE
-EXCEPTION #2: a person has standing as a citizen to allege that a federal
action violates the 10th Amendment by interfering with the powers
reserved to the states as long as the person can show INJURY IN FACT and
REDRESSABILITY
right to privacy
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a fundamental right protected under substantive due process and
therefore STRICT SCRUTINY is the standard used when the government
, interferes with privacy rights
2 categories/questions for takings:
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1) Has there been a deprivation of life, liberty, or property?
2) If there HAS been a deprivation, then we ask → What procedures are
required?
supreme court review
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-in order for the Supreme Court to hear a case, all justiciability
requirements must be met
virtually all cases come to the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari
-ALL cases from STATE COURTS come to the Supreme Court by writ of
certiorari
-ALL cases from U.S. Cts. of Appeals come to the Supreme Court by writ of
certiorari
-Appeals exist for decisions of three-judge federal district courts
(mandatory, not writ)
-the Supreme Court has ORIGINAL and EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION for
suits between state governments
the right to travel
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, -laws that prevent people from moving into a state must meet strict
scrutiny
-durational residency requirements (requiring a person to live in a specified
amount of time to get a benefit) must meet STRICT SCRUTINY
--NOTE: the S.C. has said that for voting purposes, 50 days is the maximum
allowable durational requirement
-there is no fundamental right to international travel, so restrictions on
foreign travel need meet only the RATIONAL BASIS TEST
fighting words
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-not protected speech
-statutes attempting to punish the use of such words are often found to be
void for vagueness
-NOTE: it is hard to draft a law outlawing fighting words
STANDING
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-the issue of whether the ∏ is the proper party to bring a matter to court;
-NOTE: standing is the most important justiciability issue
prior restraints
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, -stopping speech before it occurs
-court orders suppressing speech → strict scrutiny
-procedurally proper court orders MUST be complied with until they are
vacated or overturned
-a person who violates a court order is barred from later challenging it
-gag orders on the press to prevent pretrial publicity are not allowed
-NOTE: have to comply with the court order to challenge it
overbreadth
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-a law is unconstitutionally overbroad if it regulates substantially more
speech than the constitution allows to be regulated
-ex: city adopts ordinance banning all live entertainment in an attempt to
shut down strip clubs
the right to abortion
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-EXCEPTION #1: taxpayers have standing to challenge government
expenditures pursuant to federal statutes as violating the ESTABLISHMENT
CLAUSE
-EXCEPTION #2: a person has standing as a citizen to allege that a federal
action violates the 10th Amendment by interfering with the powers
reserved to the states as long as the person can show INJURY IN FACT and
REDRESSABILITY
right to privacy
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a fundamental right protected under substantive due process and
therefore STRICT SCRUTINY is the standard used when the government
, interferes with privacy rights
2 categories/questions for takings:
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1) Has there been a deprivation of life, liberty, or property?
2) If there HAS been a deprivation, then we ask → What procedures are
required?
supreme court review
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-in order for the Supreme Court to hear a case, all justiciability
requirements must be met
virtually all cases come to the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari
-ALL cases from STATE COURTS come to the Supreme Court by writ of
certiorari
-ALL cases from U.S. Cts. of Appeals come to the Supreme Court by writ of
certiorari
-Appeals exist for decisions of three-judge federal district courts
(mandatory, not writ)
-the Supreme Court has ORIGINAL and EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION for
suits between state governments
the right to travel
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, -laws that prevent people from moving into a state must meet strict
scrutiny
-durational residency requirements (requiring a person to live in a specified
amount of time to get a benefit) must meet STRICT SCRUTINY
--NOTE: the S.C. has said that for voting purposes, 50 days is the maximum
allowable durational requirement
-there is no fundamental right to international travel, so restrictions on
foreign travel need meet only the RATIONAL BASIS TEST
fighting words
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-not protected speech
-statutes attempting to punish the use of such words are often found to be
void for vagueness
-NOTE: it is hard to draft a law outlawing fighting words
STANDING
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-the issue of whether the ∏ is the proper party to bring a matter to court;
-NOTE: standing is the most important justiciability issue
prior restraints
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, -stopping speech before it occurs
-court orders suppressing speech → strict scrutiny
-procedurally proper court orders MUST be complied with until they are
vacated or overturned
-a person who violates a court order is barred from later challenging it
-gag orders on the press to prevent pretrial publicity are not allowed
-NOTE: have to comply with the court order to challenge it
overbreadth
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-a law is unconstitutionally overbroad if it regulates substantially more
speech than the constitution allows to be regulated
-ex: city adopts ordinance banning all live entertainment in an attempt to
shut down strip clubs
the right to abortion
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