POLISCI 361 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 1948 Michigan Wolverines Football Team, Exclusionary Rule, Warren Court
26 Dec 2019
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Sweatt refused admission to u of texas law school solely because of race. Texas creates state law school for african americans; sweatt refuses to register. Under some circumstances separate can never be equal. Segregated treatment of doctoral student violation of = protection. State law: valid exercise of police power. Michigan law prohibiting women from being bartenders unless wife or daughter of male owner. Majority finds rational basis for law (lowest level of scrutiny) Exclusionary rule not on state level but created exclusionary rule. Court rejects incorporating 5th am guarantee against self-incrimination. Justice black dissent argues framers intended bill of rights incorporated under 14th. Aug 1942 honolulu stockbroker convicted by mil court of embezzling stock, gets 4 yrs. D. feb 1944 civilian shopfitter in honolulu navy yard, was in fight in yard, tried by military. Gordon hirabayashi, college senior, defied curfew, did not report for evacuation, tried & convicted. Court focuses on curfew, 9:0 upholds curfew; reasonable emergency measure.
