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Securing judicial permission is mandatory for asserting different legal justifications that preserve the outcome of a ruling under review, irrespective of whether the new content leaves all parties' entitlements unaffected.
[ "Jennings v. Stephens" ]
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Refuted
Suing a company savings program trustee requires specific instances of mismanagement, not simply asset value drops.
[ "Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer" ]
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Supported
The First Amendment protects the right to express political opinions without revealing your identity.
[ "McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission" ]
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Supported
When third-party actors misread statutes governing payment recovery efforts, they cannot hide behind good faith claims to avoid judicial consequences.
[ "Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer, & Ulrich LPA" ]
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Supported
If a court says a government worker isn't protected from a lawsuit when first reviewing the case, the worker can appeal that decision right away.
[ "Behrens v. Pelletier" ]
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Supported
A plaintiff's access to the national judicial system cannot be denied for failing to be involved in subnational court proceedings, solely due to similar aims with a losing participant
[ "Lance v. Dennis" ]
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Refuted
To pause the deadline, the person suing must have acted reasonably and faced unusual circumstances that stopped them from filing earlier.
[ "Credit Suisse Securities LLC v. Simmonds" ]
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Supported
When public funding supports a discrete educational activity, prohibitions on unequal treatment apply solely to that activity; the rest of the institution remains outside regulatory scope.
[ "Grove City College v. Bell" ]
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Supported
State-run educational institutions may levy compulsory dues to support numerous non-academic campus clubs and societies, with disbursements indifferent to ideological content, even when some members object to specific messages.
[ "Board of Regents , University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth" ]
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Refuted
A civilian's opposition to armed conflict rooted in philosophical understanding qualifies for exemption from military service irrespective of theological reasoning.
[ "Welsh v. United States" ]
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Supported
To succeed in an antitrust lawsuit, a plaintiff must demonstrate injury resulting from the alleged anticompetitive conduct.
[ "Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation" ]
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Refuted
The law prohibits government agencies from requiring businesses from other states to pay money to local producers to keep local prices high.
[ "Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Inc. v. United States" ]
Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Overruled
A federal statute categorizing specific conduct as presenting a significant likelihood of bodily harm in ordinary circumstances violates fundamental legal standards for definitional precision.
[ "United States v. Davis" ]
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Supported
State-level enforcers possess the authority to penalize individuals who alter the national representation by incorporating graphical additions to express viewpoints.
[ "Spence v. Washington" ]
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Refuted
Maritime employees who suffer physical injuries have the right to sue their employers in state-run courts for unsafe conditions, even if the companies have filed federal cases to cap monetary responsibilities.
[ "Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc." ]
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Refuted
Regulatory constraints on volunteers collecting signatures for ballot initiatives, including mandatory voter status verification and personal information submission, are invalid when the government has adequate means to confirm eligibility and those constraints significantly impair discourse related to public matters.
[ "Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation Inc." ]
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Refuted
The opposing side experiences no unwarranted surprise after learning which people might join the proceedings and the substance of their allegations.
[ "American Pipe & Construction Company v. Utah" ]
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Supported
States may restrict behaviors in venues serving intoxicating beverages even when such behaviors are expressive.
[ "California v. LaRue" ]
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Refuted
Public authorities are barred from creating rules for outdoor structures that differentiate by content, irrespective of conformity with all instances.
[ "Reed et al. v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona et al." ]
City of Erie v. Pap's A.M.; Frisby v. Schultz; Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc.; Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association
Overruled
Geographic areas provided to Indigenous nations through binding agreement fail to qualify as federally recognized domains unless the precise terminology for such designation is used, regardless of autonomy guarantees or limitations on state enforcement.
[ "McGirt v. Oklahoma" ]
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Refuted
Revised court submissions cannot inherit the initial filing date because criminal adjudication is not a unified occurrence.
[ "Mayle v. Felix" ]
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Supported
Statutory authority for judicial orders is confined strictly to the judicial body's jurisdictional boundaries.
[ "Clinton v. Goldsmith" ]
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Supported
Federal legislation for railway employee injury claims requires identical scrutiny when evaluating how personnel's failure to exercise reasonable care and corporate actions impacted the occurrence.
[ "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell" ]
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Refuted
Mental health assessments are inherently uncertain, so the law requires a high level of evidence for institutionalization that does not reach the level of certainty required for criminal convictions.
[ "Addington v. Texas" ]
Cooper v. Oklahoma
Overruled
Under the PMPA, a franchisee must refuse to sign new lease terms to challenge nonrenewal; signing the terms means they accepted the renewal.
[ "Mac's Shell Service v. Shell Oil Products Co." ]
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Supported
Publicly stating merchandise and service fees fails to receive First Amendment coverage when the motive is economic benefit.
[ "Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc." ]
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Refuted
A lawsuit dismissed against one person does not automatically stop another person from filing a similar lawsuit unless there are specific legal reasons that apply to their situation.
[ "Taylor v. Sturgell" ]
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Supported
Government rules restricting the display of quality benchmarks beyond federal norms impede equitable market competition across different jurisdictions.
[ "Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission" ]
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Supported
Unannounced intrusions into private living spaces are impermissible without prior identification of enforcement officers.
[ "Wilson v. Arkansas" ]
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Supported
When monetary penalties exceed ten times the sum mandated to offset actual injury, they are typically contrary to the country's primary legal foundation.
[ "State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell" ]
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Supported
Enforcement guidelines issued by state-operated entities carry binding authority identical to written state standards.
[ "United States v. Howard" ]
null
Refuted
If a defendant questioned a witness under oath in a previous court hearing, that testimony can be used later even if the witness is not present.
[ "Ohio v. Roberts" ]
Crawford v. Washington
Overruled
Challenges to personnel decisions linked to a person's birth date can be pursued through a specific federal law and constitutional equal protection mechanisms.
[ "Madigan v. Levin" ]
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Refuted
State governments are prohibited from restricting people with legally protected statuses to institutional settings solely for fiscal reasons when stability is confirmed by care providers and they request living among the public, except where such placement compromises assistance for others.
[ "Olmstead v. L. C." ]
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Refuted
Cellular service providers are subject to federal mandates for utility-based telecom infrastructure equipment.
[ "National Cable and Telecommunications Association v. Gulf Power Company" ]
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Refuted
Courts will not rule on issues presented that were not part of the original case, even if the case's focus changes during proceedings.
[ "Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta" ]
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Refuted
Court sanction of a certified group resolution does not hinder nonrepresentative objectors from pursuing appellate relief.
[ "Devlin v. Scardelletti" ]
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Refuted
State laws banning the reproduction of technical structures without national statutory protections are invalid.
[ "Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc." ]
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Supported
The federal legislative branch has constitutional authority to enact statutes eliminating skin color-based barriers to universal suffrage.
[ "South Carolina v. Katzenbach" ]
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Supported
When judicial review is exhausted for a guilty verdict, subsequent alterations to constitutional standards cannot support reconsideration of the settled outcome.
[ "Lambrix v. Singletary" ]
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Refuted
Spatial factors alone cannot justify creating electoral boundaries; resident counts must serve as the sole standard for seat allocation.
[ "Roman v. Sincock" ]
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Refuted
Excluding potential jurors based on their opposition to the death penalty does not ensure impartiality, even if intended to reduce bias.
[ "Rivera v. Illinois", "Witherspoon v. Illinois" ]
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Refuted
Federal employees can establish age discrimination even if age is not the sole factor in a personnel decision, but a motivating factor.
[ "Babb v. Wilkie" ]
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Refuted
State authorities must ensure individuals within police custody participate in a court proceeding within a period reflecting due process.
[ "Corley v. United States", "Mallory v. United States" ]
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Supported
Concurrent legal proceedings against a single person for identical misconduct by tribal and national authorities contravene constitutional protections against successive trials, regardless of whether the tribe's jurisdiction stems from a congressional law designed to enforce civil rights within indigenous communities.
[ "Abbate v. United States", "United States v. Lara" ]
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Refuted
Under statutory transparency measures, government communications with Native American nations must be made publicly available unless a different legal exception applies, as no special confidentiality protection exists.
[ "Department of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Association" ]
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Supported
Classroom participants reviewing peers' academic materials do not represent the institution; parental authorization is unnecessary under federal education privacy legislation.
[ "Owasso Independent School District No. I-011 v. Falvo" ]
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Supported
Data collected for federal programs related to road safety is generally admissible as evidence in negligence lawsuits concerning road conditions.
[ "Pierce County v. Guillen" ]
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Refuted
Spending by political parties that is coordinated with a candidate's campaign is not absolutely protected by the First Amendment and may be legally restricted.
[ "Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee" ]
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Refuted
A government levy on road travel imposing higher rates on non-resident transport operators compared to local entities is unconstitutional under interstate commerce protections, regardless of intent to balance local business gains.
[ "American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Scheiner" ]
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Refuted
Courts must avoid adjudicating suits that establish a classified cooperative arrangement regarding governmental oversight of intelligence endeavors.
[ "Tenet v. Doe" ]
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Refuted
Laws that specifically restrict religious practices more severely than comparable secular activities are not permissible, even if based on asserted public health concerns.
[ "Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo" ]
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Refuted
When a criminal enterprise involves multiple parties, a court may utilize prior communications made by one participant against the other if the prosecution confirms using weight-of-evidence standards that the plot was organized and the individual was engaged; this allowance does not conflict with the Sixth Amendment's ...
[ "Bourjaily v. United States", "Lilly v. Virginia", "White v. Illinois" ]
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Refuted
Whether video network operators must supply transmission periods for federal candidates depends on broadcast regulators determining when a presidential contest begins.
[ "CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission" ]
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Supported
A government decision to revoke a benefit is not necessarily unfair, even if it is reasonable and based on a thorough review of the facts, if it deviates from prior practice.
[ "Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing" ]
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Refuted
A government policy that treats different groups differently is allowed if there's a logical reason that supports a government goal.
[ "Kadrmas v. Dickinson Public Schools" ]
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia; United States v. Virginia
Overruled
Suits alleging improper religious government promotion can be brought only if the contested measure was funded by mandatory public revenue drawn from citizen contributions.
[ "Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn", "Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc." ]
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Supported
Federal law preempts state law claims when there is a conflict, even without explicit language stating state law is preempted.
[ "Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp." ]
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Refuted
A group of vessels only counts as a fleet for Jones Act purposes if they are owned or controlled by a single entity.
[ "Harbor Tug & Barge Company v. Papai" ]
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Supported
A statute mandating voters present a credential displaying their likeness when physically present at polling locations is permissible if it serves a valid governmental purpose, even though it imposes minor difficulties for certain individuals.
[ "Crawford v. Marion County Election Board" ]
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Refuted
Laws permitting legal actions against public entities prohibit compensation for psychological trauma without explicit legislative language.
[ "FAA v. Cooper" ]
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Refuted
Challenging a subsequent penalty after an overturned prior penalty is not allowed if arguments based on the supreme law of the land could have been presented during the first proceeding.
[ "Magwood v. Patterson" ]
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Refuted
No legal authority exists to adjudicate whether election map alterations for political advantage breach the nation's basic law.
[ "Rucho v. Common Cause" ]
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Refuted
The constitutional standard for humane incarceration prohibits conditions in detention facilities that risk long-term physiological decline, whether or not symptoms manifest at present.
[ "Helling v. McKinney" ]
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Refuted
Legal practitioners are private actors; thus, governmental bodies cannot enforce domicile mandates for professional accreditation.
[ "Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper" ]
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Supported
The Constitution grants the United States exclusive authority over protections for inventions; state laws creating analogous rights are invalid.
[ "Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc." ]
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Supported
Jurisdictions that require claims about defense attorney incompetence in primary court proceedings to be filed post-conviction must disregard timeliness concerns if representation during that phase was substandard.
[ "Martinez v. Ryan", "Trevino v. Thaler" ]
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Refuted
Without customer recognition of origin, the visual characteristics of useful or beautiful goods cannot be legally shielded.
[ "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Samara Bros. Inc." ]
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Supported
Public sector institutions must negotiate with employee groups regarding issues emerging during the active phase of a worker-employer pact, with the federal regulatory body having final say on negotiation requirements.
[ "National Federation of Federal Employees , Local 1309 v. Department of Interior" ]
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Refuted
If police arrest someone without a warrant or probable cause, any statements made during the arrest can't be used in court, even if the person was told their rights.
[ "Brown v. Illinois" ]
Devenpeck v. Alford; New York v. Harris; Virginia v. Moore
Overruled
Statutory authorization is required for the federal executive to restrict liberty of persons holding American citizenship.
[ "Rumsfeld v. Padilla" ]
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Supported
When public assets are blended with private holdings within a civic body, the federal legislative branch may proscribe corrupt payments to personnel without needing to establish which financial resources were compromised.
[ "Sabri v. United States" ]
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Supported
Whenever the business maintains title to merchandise and an intermediary conducts transactions, the proprietor determines the geographic venue.
[ "United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Company" ]
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Supported
States may enact laws addressing immigration status, but these laws are subject to federal preemption if they conflict with or obstruct federal immigration law.
[ "Arizona v. United States" ]
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Refuted
Workforce members may request a labor advocate to attend management interviews that could impose job penalties.
[ "International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. Quality Manufacturing Company" ]
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Supported
Public sector entities may terminate personnel for failing to provide information relevant to their position without demonstrating malfeasance.
[ "Beilan v. Board of Education, School District of Philadelphia" ]
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Supported
A tribal reservation stays in place until Congress passes a law that clearly says the reservation is ended.
[ "McGirt v. Oklahoma" ]
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Overruled
How long the flooding lasts is considered when deciding if compensation is required.
[ "Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States of America" ]
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Supported
Courts cannot adjudicate matters where evidence needed for resolution is shielded for national security, irrespective of who initiated the legal action.
[ "General Dynamics Corp. v. United States" ]
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Refuted
Filing a claim for a debt that is too old to sue over in bankruptcy is considered deceptive under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
[ "Midland Funding v. Johnson" ]
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Refuted
Assessing how company disclosures affect investment choices falls to citizens rather than the judiciary.
[ "Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano" ]
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Refuted
Preclusion of competition law claims applies in scenarios where specific business practices are thoroughly regulated to prevent inconsistent standards while preserving uniform oversight.
[ "Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing" ]
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Refuted
The Constitution requires an impartial decision-maker when a public employer takes adverse employment action against an employee, even if the employer has a direct role in the events leading to the action.
[ "Hortonville Independent School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Association" ]
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Refuted
Physical presence within a jurisdiction's borders is mandatory for inclusion in its population count for congressional apportionment.
[ "Franklin v. Massachusetts" ]
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Refuted
Secondary construction entities cannot secure payment from the U.S. Treasury for debts owed by top-tier builders without explicit congressional authorization.
[ "Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc." ]
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Refuted
No liability exists for psychological distress absent corroborating somatic damage in cross-border passenger transport.
[ "Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Floyd" ]
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Supported
A fiscal charge imposing uneven burdens across local jurisdictions necessitates only targeted revisions, not wholesale elimination.
[ "Associated Industries of Missouri v. Lohman" ]
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Supported
Under federal statutory provisions, a subnational jurisdiction's imposition of a financial obligation on all businesses in a distinct industry is permissible despite reducing resources allocated to staff medical care.
[ "De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical and Clinical Services Fund" ]
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Supported
After acknowledging responsibility for the crime, the accused has a privilege not to speak when the court imposes penalties.
[ "Mitchell v. United States" ]
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Supported
The FDCPA does not treat foreclosure without a court case as debt collection to avoid conflicts with state laws.
[ "Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP" ]
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Supported
The government can use attorney fee awards to pay off debts that the winning party owed before the fees were granted.
[ "Astrue v. Ratliff" ]
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Supported
Public safety authorities generally require judicial permission before examining structures damaged by fire to determine if the fire was intentionally set.
[ "Michigan v. Tyler" ]
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Supported
Law enforcement officers may conduct initial interrogations without disclosing constitutional safeguards related to self-incrimination and right to counsel, then provide those advisements before obtaining an uncoerced incriminating statement that does not stem from the prior process.
[ "Bobby v. Dixon" ]
Escobedo v. Illinois; Fellers v. United States; Massiah v. United States; Minnick v. Mississippi; Miranda v. Arizona
Overruled
When property ownership is shared with non-debtors, court-mandated asset liquidation may be pursued to satisfy revenue shortfall obligations.
[ "United States v. Rodgers" ]
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Supported
States may require public officials to retire at a certain age, even if age is related to job performance.
[ "Gregory v. Ashcroft" ]
null
Refuted
When a detainee invokes counsel, law enforcement agencies are prohibited from interrogating about other offenses in the absence of legal representation.
[ "Arizona v. Roberson" ]
Maryland v. Shatzer
Overruled
Federal law prohibits sexual harassment that creates a hostile work environment as a form of sex discrimination.
[ "Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson" ]
null
Supported
A communication sent to the federal agency for employment discrimination enforcement that details age-related bias incidents and seeks resolution qualifies as the required administrative notice under the statute barring age discrimination, irrespective of whether the communication adheres to specific document templates...
[ "Federal Express Corporation v. Holowecki" ]
null
Refuted
A court's decision to dissolve a trust with a discriminatory purpose, even if following otherwise valid state law, does not violate constitutional equal protection principles solely because the dissolution results in a discriminatory outcome.
[ "Evans v. Abney" ]
null
Refuted
Health plans are legally obligated to prioritize patient health over cost when making treatment decisions, and failing to do so constitutes a violation of their fiduciary duties.
[ "Pegram v. Herdrich" ]
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Refuted