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THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

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This case was “ ____ a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the exclusionary rule, which prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained by violating the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, applies not only to the U.S. federal government, but also to the U.S. states.”
A
Chisholm v. Georgia
B
Roe v. Wade
C
Schenck v. U.S.
D
Mapp v. Ohio
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The exclusionary rule prevents the government from using most evidence gathered in violation of the United States Constitution. The decision in Mapp v. Ohio established that the exclusionary rule applies to evidence gained from an unreasonable search or seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Decision: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 vote in favor of Mapp. The high court said evidence seized unlawfully, without a search warrant, could not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts.

Detailed explanation-3: -United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) It is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment to conduct a search and seizure without a warrant anywhere that a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, unless certain exceptions apply.

Detailed explanation-4: -1/Mapp v. Ohio, ——-367 U.S. 643 (1961), applied the exclusion-ary rule to the States as a matter of Federal constitu-tional law.

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