Liberty Rights (Due Process)

Liberty Rights (Due Process)

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857): Does a slave have a right to be free if he is brought into a state that prohibits slavery?

Civil Rights Cases (1883): Do private businesses have a right to discriminate against some customers?

Moore v. City of East Cleveland (1977): Do members of an extended family have a right to live together in violation of a city law?

Chicago v. Morales (1999): Do gang members have a right to loiter in public spaces?

Lawrence v. Texas (2003): Do two people of the same sex have a right to engage in sexual conduct?

Timbs v. Indiana (2019): Does a criminal defendant have a right to prevent the government from seizing property that is greater in value than the dollar fine for a crime?

Department of State v. Munoz (2024): Does a citizen’s fundamental right to marriage include a fudamental liberty interest in a non-citizen spouse being admitted to the United States?

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