U.S. Supreme Court 1991 Term Arguments: Recent Episodes
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A case in which the Court introduced a new standard of determining the validity of abortion laws by asking if the restrictions place any "undue burden" on the mother attempting to abort the fetus. If the restriction is found to do so, it is invalid.
A case in which the Court that an ordinance that permits a government administrator to vary the fee for assembling or parading to reflect the estimated cost of maintaining public order violated the free-speech guarantees under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
A case in which the Court held that the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 prevents states from prohibiting deceptive airline fare advertisements through enforcement of their general consumer protection statuses.
A case in which the Court found a Minnesota ordinance violated the First Amendment because the ordinance was overly broad in the content-based speech it prohibited.
A case in which the Court held that a Rhode Island public school bringing in a rabbi to offer prayers at a graduation ceremony violated the First Amendment.
A case in which the Court held that the Confrontation Clause does not require that a declarant be produced at trial or found unavailable before his out-of-court statements may be admitted into evidence.
A case in which the Court held that the court does not require a grievous wrong evoked by new and unforeseen change of facts in order to modify a consented decree.