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The question presented in Gundy v. United States involved the non-delegation doctrine. That doctrine is rooted in the first sentence of____

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Article I of the Constitution

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Who wrote for the Court in Chevron?

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Stevens

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According to Jurge Friedrich of the District Court of the District of Columbia, the CDC Eviction Moratorium was likely ______

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Statute

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In NFIB v. Sebelius, 7 Justices (in 2 opinions) concluded that the ACA’s Medicaid Expansion was unconstitutional. In reaching that conclusion, which of the following did they NOT rely on?

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United States v. Crittenden.

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Jacobsen v. Massachusetts was decided in what year?

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1905.

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Jacobsen reasoning?

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State police power–public health and safety.

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in re. Certified Michigan year?

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2020

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Article One of the Constitution covers______

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Legislation, Non-delegation (Schecter, Youngstown)
Bicameral, Vesting clause
Limited and Enumerated powers (bank in McCulloch)

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in re. Certified Michigan topic?

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Governor emergency powers unconstitutional, b/c legislature didn’t issue it and non-delegation(public safety is not the same as public health)

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Article Three in the Constitution is about which branch?

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Judicial.

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Amendment III

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Quartering of Soldiers

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Amendment IV

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Search and Seizure

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Amendment V

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Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings

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Amendment VI

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Speedy Trial (US v Olsen), Witnesses, Counsel, Confrontation Clause (O’Connor in Maryland v. Craig; US v Crittenden and masks)

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Amendment VII

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Jury Trial

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Amendment VIII

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Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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Amendment IX

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Non-enumerated Rights Retained by the People

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Amendment X

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Rights Reserved to States or People

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What was Gundy about?

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Non-delegation: found it was OK for A.G. to have authority to enact sex offender registration, even pre-Act. No problem with Legislature delegating that to executive branch.

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What was Gundy about?

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Delegation ok. Did not violate Non-delegation: found it was OK for A.G. to have authority to enact sex offender registration, even pre-Act. No problem with Legislature delegating that to executive branch.

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Why did Eviction Moratorium fail in Alabama Realtors v. HHS?

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Exceeded CDC authorization (quarantine and fumigation); wasn’t authorized by Congress. Also right of property owner to exclude.

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What was US v Somerville about?

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Compassionate release for prisoner w/comorbidities, non-violent sentence, at prison with lots of cases, at risk for COVID, had mitigating factors original judge couldn’t take into account b/c mandatory sentencing, had already served a bunch

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When was US v Somerville?

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Spring 2020.

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Where was US v Somerville?

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District Court in Pennsylvania.

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When was Ohio v Yellen?

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2021

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What Constitutional clause did Ohio v Yellen cite as being violated?

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Spending Clause

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What did fed gov’t try to forbid in Ohio v Yellen?

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Using recent COVID relief bill to offer tax relief

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When was Purcell v Gonzalez?

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2006

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What was Purcell v Gonzalez about?

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Courts can’t change election rules right before an election cause it’s too confusing, (specifically AZ voter law about ID)

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What year was Tx Dems v Abbot?

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2020

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What was TX Dem v Abbot about?

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people under 65 wanted to vote by mail b/c afraid of covid but Court said NO–did not violate 26th amendment (age) and pandemic doesn’t change that

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When was MD v Craig?

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1990

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What Amendment was MD v Craig concerned with?

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Sixth Amendment, Confrontation clause (kid victims could testify via closed circuit tv)

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US v Crittenden was what year?

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2020

32
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US v Crittenden concerned which amendment?

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Sixth, Confrontation Clause (masks)

33
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Lukumi Babalu was which year?

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1993

34
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Roberts v Neace was where and when?

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Kentucky 2020

35
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Roberts v Neace held governor was allowed to. . .

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ban religious public gatherings (Easter, tickets at parking lot)

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Roman Catholic Diocese v Cuomo was when, after what>

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Nov 2020, the month after ACB joined bench

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Roman Catholic Diocese v Cuomo found what?

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Unconstitutional to close churches when other things were open.

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Who dissented in Gundy, saying AG having power over half a million citizens was way too broad a delegation for a non elected executive officer?

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Gorsuch. (Kagan wrote the majority, upholding Gundy—Alito concurred but said didn’t love delegation)

39
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Bayley’s Campground v Mills was when?

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2021

40
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What was Bayley’s Campground about?

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NHerits traveling to Maine had to quarantine for 14 days (upheld)

41
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When was Biden v Knight First Amendment?

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2021

42
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Who wrote a Big Deal concurrence about the future of social media in Biden v Knight First Amendment?

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J. Thomas, who argued that social media should be treated like common carriers

43
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What was Biden v Knight First Amendment about?

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Trump blocking people on twitter–was it a public forum? (dismissed cause he was kicked off Twitter!)
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44
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City of Richmond v Croson was decided in what year?

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1989

45
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What was the holding in City of Richmond v Croson?

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Without evidence of historical race-based discrimination, couldn’t create set-aside program where city contractors had to use 30% minority owned businesses. Failed strict scrutiny. Otherwise runs afoul of 14th amendment.

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What was the holding in City of Richmond v Croson?

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Without evidence of historical race-based discrimination, couldn’t create set-aside program where city contractors had to use 30% minority owned businesses. Failed strict scrutiny. Otherwise runs afoul of 14th amendment.

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When was Vitolo v Guzman?

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2021

47
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What was Vitolo v Guzman about?

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Sending minority-owned businesses to the front of the line for covid relief

48
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What case is Vitolo v Guzman connected to?

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Richmond v Croson

49
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What amendment was implicated in Jacobsen?

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14th Amendment, due process

also Spirit of the Constitution

50
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Where is this from: “all legislative power herein granted shall be vested in a Congress. . . “?

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Article I.

51
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Why was Mich. Gov’s Emergency Order so problematic?

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Legislature wouldn’t renew when it ran out, so she issued an identical one, in an improper use of executive power.
also violates Separation of Powers.

52
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Who wrote famous concurrence in Schecter?

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Cordozo

53
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Who dissented in Gundy?

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Gorsuch, Roberts, Thomas (Alito concurred but only cause of stare decisis)

54
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In what case did J. Kagan say, “if this is unconstitutional, then everything is unconstitutional.”

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gundy

55
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What’s Chevron’s deal?

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It’s about the EPA having authority to interpret ambiguous part of the Clean Air Act–Congressional intent unclear.

56
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Why did Scalia love Chevron?

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As a backlash to the Warren court–wanted liberal judges’ hands tied so they couldn’t legislate from the bench.

57
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Under what amendment was the eviction moratorium impermissible?

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10th. federalism canon. (Also relevant: major questions doctrine.)

58
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What kind of continuance was requested in US v Olsen?

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End of justice–i.e. extend trial (Gov’t requested end of justice continuance, because Olsen demanded a trial immediately, after MONTHS of continuances, because jury trials were shut down for COVID)

59
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Who were the weird bedfellow amici in Lukumi?

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Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Michael McConnell, academic who loves religious freedom

60
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What two Constitutional doctrines are in tension in religious cases?

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Establishment clause and free exercise

61
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Why does judge apply strict scrutiny in Bailey’s Campground?

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Because right to travel is fundamental right. Privileges and Immunities, unenumerated rights

62
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What level scrutiny did Vitolo v Guzman require?

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Strict! (Cause race.)

63
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What did Gorsuch say about Jacobsen in Roman Catholic Dioceses of Brooklyn v Cuomo?

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Jacobsen was not intended to have such a broad impact on religious freedom.

64
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What Amendment in the Bill of Rights was at play in Richmond v Croson?

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V, due process

64
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What Amendment in Bill of Rights was at play in Richmond v Croson?

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V, due process

65
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What article of the Constitution deals with elections?

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Article 4

66
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The _________ Rule governs all voting cases raised because of COVID

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Purcell

67
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According to TX Dem v Abbott, whose responsibility are voting mechanics?

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Legislature! Not courts.

68
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Why does Scalia loooove the VI Amendment?

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Because it’s harder to lie face to face

69
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Ohio v Yellen centers on two things

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1- Spending Clause legislation must be very clear, and the Tax Mandate here is ambiguous.
2- flirts with but ultimately refrains from deciding that Congress can’t delegate authority to clarify ambiguous legislation to an agency (here, Treasury Dept)

70
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The Tax Mandate violated the Spending Clause in two ways, and also violated an amendment:

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1- coercive
2- ambiguous
10th amendment commandeering taxing authority

71
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Which is about nondelegation authority, art. 1 or Amendment X?

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Article 1. (Amendment 10 is about the fed making the state enact fed legislation etc)

72
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According to the court in Ohio v Yellen, what are three limitations on Congressional conditional grants to states, vis-à-vis the Spending Clause?

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1-conditions must be related
2- can’t coerce
3- can’t be ambiguous

73
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Lukumi said laws must be

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Neutral and generally applicable.

74
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Croson and Vitolo explain that race-specific policies cannot stand even if there is historical persecution in the same industry unless the government _________

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Was the party discriminating. (Can’t be private historical discrimination)
Additionally, it must have been intentional discrimination)