CRIM 406 Lecture 3: crim 406 the constitution and family law week 3 notes

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 406
• Professor: Ashworth

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Week 3 the constitution and family law notes. (cid:862)supre(cid:373)e la(cid:449) of the la(cid:374)d(cid:863) all laws must agree with the constitution. 7 articles: branches, states (cid:448). federal, a(cid:373)e(cid:374)d(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts, (cid:862)supre(cid:373)e la(cid:449)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d approval (ratification) 27 amendments first (cid:1005)(cid:1004) are the (cid:862)bill of rights(cid:863) Establishment clause government cannot establish or have an official religion. Griswold v. connecticut: u. s. supreme court (1965) Trial court in connecticut: found guilty and fined . Appealed to the u. s. supreme court alleging constitutional violation. What does the u. s. supreme court say: (cid:862)the first a(cid:373)e(cid:374)d(cid:373)e(cid:374)t has a pe(cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)ra (cid:449)here pri(cid:448)a(cid:272)(cid:455) is prote(cid:272)ted from go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal i(cid:374)trusio(cid:374). (cid:863) Created/fou(cid:374)d (cid:862)zo(cid:374)e of pri(cid:448)a(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:863) for (cid:373)arital relatio(cid:374)ships. Eisenstadt was the sheriff of a county in ma. William baird was lecturing at boston university. During the lecture, baird showed contraceptive items and gave an unmarried woman a package of vaginal foam (2 different counts of crimes)