LEGL 2700 EXAM 2025 WITH 100%
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) - Precise Answer ✔✔Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution implicitly
guarantees citizens' right to privacy--dealt with banned use of contraceptives (Comstock Act)
Stanley v. Georgia (1969) - Precise Answer ✔✔Police searched Robert Stanley's home looking for
bookmaking materials, but they instead found pornographic films and arrested him for possessing
obscene materials in violation of Georgia law
Court overturned the conviction and ruled that there is a constitutional right to possess and use even
obscene materials in the privacy of one's home
Roe v. Wade (1973) - Precise Answer ✔✔The court legalized abortion by ruling that state laws could not
restrict it during the first three months of pregnancy. Based on 4th Amendment rights of a person to be
secure in their persons.
Lawrence v. Texas (2003) - Precise Answer ✔✔SC ruled that state law may not ban sexual relations
between same-sex partners
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) - Precise Answer ✔✔Struck down state bans on same sex marriage. The
14th Amendment requires States to license a marriage between two people of the same sex.
States must recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully
licensed and performed out-of-State. (Roberts Court)
Sea Search Armada v. Republic of Columbia - Precise Answer ✔✔San Jose ship sunk with
treasure/gallions/coins; decided on 50/50 split but Columbian gov changed hands and they denied that;
Roessing's firm picked up the case but it was too late--Statute of Limitations!!
Marbury v. Madison (1803) - Precise Answer ✔✔Established judicial review; asserted power of courts;
Adams was leaving, Jefferson was coming-- Adams gave a bunch of positions to friends, but Jefferson
