The Oyez Project: Federalism Issues - Miscellaneous Decisions http://www.oyez.org/issues/federalism/misc/ U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us Arkansas v. Sullivan <p>Did the Arkansas Supreme Court err by taking into account an officer's subjective motivation in its probable-cause Fourth Amendment analysis contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court's controlling precedent, Whren v. United States?</p><p>Yes. In a per curiam opinion, the Court held that the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision was contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court's controlling precedent, which held that police officers' subjective intentions played no role in ordinary, probable-cause Fourth Amendment analysis, and reversed its decision. In addressing the Arkansas court's alternative holding, that it could interpret the U.S. Constitution to provide greater protection than the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court reiterated that while a State may impose greater restrictions, it "may not impose such greater restrictions as a matter of federal constitutional law when this Court specifically refrains from imposing them." Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a concurring opinion, which was joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Stephen G. Breyer.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_262/ Bank Of America v. Parnell <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_21/ Bell v. New Jersey <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_2125/ Bennett v. Kentucky Dept. Of Education <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1798/ Bennett v. New Jersey <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_2064/ Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_72_397/ Corbett v. Stergios <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1964/1964_179/ Cousins v. Wigoda <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_73_1106/ First Nat. Bank v. Walker Bank <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1966/1966_51/ Perpich v. Department of Defense <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_89_542/ State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co. <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_567/ U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton <p>Can states alter those qualifications for the U.S. Congress that are specifically enumerated in the Constitution?</p><p>No. The Constitution prohibits States from adopting Congressional qualifications in addition to those enumerated in the Constitution. A state congressional term limits amendment is unconstitutional if it has the likely effect of handicapping a class of candidates and "has the sole purpose of creating additional qualifications indirectly." Furthermore, "...allowing individual States to craft their own congressional qualifications would erode the structure designed by the Framers to form a 'more perfect Union.'"</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1456/ United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co. <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_1459/ United States v. Texas <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1992/1992_91_1729/ United States v. Yazell <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_10/ Watt v. Alaska <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1890/ West Virginia v. United States <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_937/ Zschernig v. Miller <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_21/