Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Mapp v Ohio
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Mapp v. Ohio | BRI’s Homework Help Series
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Can the police use illegally seized evidence in a court of law? The landmark Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio addressed this issue, and the decision has had a lasting impact in the United States.
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Reading Excerpts from Mapp v. Ohio |
A Primary Source Close Read w/ BRI
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Join BRI staff Kirk Higgins and Joshua Schmid as they break down excerpts from Mapp v. Ohio,
a landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a
state court. They'll explore how the majority and dissenting opinions conveyed very different
interpretations of how the 4th and 14th Amendments were meant to work together, and what
role the exclusionary rule has in state law. Did this ruling promote or prevent fairness in our justice system?
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Lesson - 4 Activities
Lesson
4 Activities
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio. Dealing with incorporation of the Fourth Amendment and the legality of searches and seizures, this lesson asks students to assess the claim that the exclusionary rule helps ensure liberty and justice.
