A city lets the mayor deny any sidewalk leaflet permit for any reason, and a climate group is refused permission to hand out flyers downtown. Which amendment is implicated?

A city bans all operable handguns in the home, including possession for self-defense by law-abiding adults. Which amendment governs that challenge?

During peacetime, a governor orders National Guard soldiers to sleep in private homes without owners' consent. Which amendment addresses this?

Police enter a house while the owner is away, with no warrant, consent, or emergency, and search desk drawers for stolen checks. Which amendment governs the search?

A federal jury acquits a defendant of bank fraud, but prosecutors file the same charge again hoping for a different jury. Which amendment applies?

A federal defendant sits in jail for four years because prosecutors keep postponing the trial for no reason. Which amendment is at issue?

Two companies have a federal civil damages dispute over $100,000, and one party asks for a jury trial. Which amendment protects that request?

A judge sets $2 million bail for a minor nonviolent offense only to keep the accused in jail before trial. Which amendment limits that bail?

Congress argues that because a claimed liberty is not listed by name in the Constitution, people cannot retain it. Which amendment responds to that argument?

The federal government orders states to run a new state licensing program even though no constitutional power delegates that task to Congress. Which amendment is invoked?

A public school requires every student to recite a government-written prayer at the start of class. Which First Amendment clause is most directly violated?

A city allows community meetings in public rooms but bans a church from holding worship there because officials dislike its faith. Which First Amendment clause is central?

Residents submit a signed written request asking the city council to repair unsafe sidewalks, but the clerk rejects it because it criticizes city officials. Which clause applies?

A police chief orders a newspaper to submit all articles about the department for approval before publication. Which First Amendment protection is at stake?

An affidavit names Unit 2B, but the search warrant says police may search any apartment in the building. Which Fourth Amendment rule is missing?

At a robbery trial, the prosecutor calls the defendant as a witness and the judge orders him to answer questions about the charged crime. Which clause protects him?

A federal aviation board permanently revokes a pilot's license without notice or any chance to respond. Which Fifth Amendment protection is central?

At trial, a witness's police statement is read to the jury, but the defense is never allowed to question that witness. Which Sixth Amendment right is implicated?

A student silently wears a small political badge to class, causing no disruption, and is suspended because the principal dislikes the message. What result fits the rule?

A teacher reports seeing a student sell pills, and the principal immediately searches that student's backpack for pills. Under the Fourth Amendment, what result is likely?

Police ask a judge for a search warrant based only on an anonymous hunch and no supporting facts. Should the warrant issue?

An officer knowingly searches a garage without a warrant or exception and finds stolen laptops. At trial, what should happen to that evidence?

After arrest, a suspect is questioned in custody for an hour without warnings and confesses. May the prosecution use that confession in its main case?

A state court tries an indigent felony defendant after denying his request for an appointed lawyer. Does the conviction stand?

A city takes a vacant lot for a public fire station and pays the owner fair market value through eminent domain. Is the taking constitutional under the Bill of Rights?