U.S. Supreme Court 2004 Term Arguments: Recent Episodes
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A case in which the Court ruled that companies that distributed file-sharing software, and encouraged and profited from direct copyright infringement using such software, were liable for the infringement.
A case in which the Court found the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools and courthouses violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
A case in which the Court held that a Ten Commandments monument erected on the state capitol building's grounds did not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
A case in which the Court held that the city's taking of private property to sell for private development qualified as a "public use" under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.
A case in which the Court ruled that the commerce clause of the Controlled Substances Act gives Congress authority to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana, despite state law to the contrary.
A case in which the Court held that executing minors under the death penalty is unconstitutional.