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Constitutional Law - Colacurcio V. City Of Kent, Zachary J. Dalton
Constitutional Law - Colacurcio V. City Of Kent, Zachary J. Dalton
Golden Gate University Law Review
In Colacurcio v. City of Kent, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the City of Kent's Ordinance 3221, which required nude dancers to perform at least ten feet from patrons, did not violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The court found that, as a matter of law, the Kent ordinance was content-neutral and the ten-foot distance requirement was narrowly tailored and left open ample alternative avenues for communication of protected expression.
Constitutional Law Summary, Carol A. Farmer, Thomas A. Johnson
Constitutional Law Summary, Carol A. Farmer, Thomas A. Johnson
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Constitutional Law, Christopher Windle
Constitutional Law, Christopher Windle
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Justice Carter’S Dissent In People V. Gonzales: Protecting Against The “Tyranny Of Totalitarianism”, Rachel A. Van Cleave
Justice Carter’S Dissent In People V. Gonzales: Protecting Against The “Tyranny Of Totalitarianism”, Rachel A. Van Cleave
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People v. Gonzales involved an issue that continues to divide lawyers, judges, scholars, politicians, as well as the general public: how best to protect individuals from law enforcement conduct that violates constitutional protections? This question is particularly controversial in the context of a criminal case, since the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence often results in the alleged criminal going free. In Gonzales, the California Supreme Court was asked to adopt the exclusionary rule as a remedy for violations of constitutional rights. A majority of California Supreme Court justices answered this in the negative. Justice Carter disagreed, and his analysis provided …