Case Briefs – 2004

Facts of the CaseRespondent Roe brought suit alleging, inter alia, that his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to freedom… Continued

Facts of the CasePlaintiff prisoner brought a class action suit against defendant, claiming that a prison regulation violated the… Continued

Facts of the Case”Petitioner pled guilty to kidnapping his estranged wife. Pursuant to state law, the trial court imposed an… Continued

Facts of the Case”Petitioner police officers pulled respondent over on suspicion of impersonating a police officer, and arrested… Continued

Facts of the Case”On February 21, 1999, Officer Rochelle Brosseau, a member of the Puyallup, Washington, Police Department, shot… Continued

Facts of the CaseDefendant Banks was convicted in state court of felony murder and sentenced to death, but asserted that the… Continued

Facts of the Case”An accused was convicted, in an Oregon state court, on charges of kidnapping and attempted sodomy. After the… Continued

Why is the case important?Facts of the case”The Washington State Promise Scholarship, created by the state legislature in 1999,… Continued

Why is the case important?Police set up a highway checkpoint to ask motorists for information about a hit and run. Respondent was… Continued

Why is the case important?Petitioner appealed gun charges that were brought against him when his car was searched after he had… Continued