14th Amendment
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IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Spring TERM 2013 ___________
Francis Lake, Petitioner, v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ________________
On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Circuit ________________ BRIEF FOR PETITIONER ________________
TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA
Team Letter: CA Attorneys for Petitioner
Table of Contents
Question Presented.......................................... iii Table of Authorities........................................ iv Statement of Jurisdiction................................... 1 Statement of the Case ....................................... 2 Statement of the Facts...................................... 2 Summary of the Argument...................................... 10 Standard of Review .......................................... 12 Argument ................................................. 12
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TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Compliance Order issued under the Clean Water Act violated Mr. Lake’s due process rights under the Fifth Amendment. 2. Whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Eminent Domain clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. 3. Whether the Defense of Marriage Act is federal action encroaching on an area traditionally occupied by the states and thus unconstitutional under the 10th and 14th Amendments.
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TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA
Table of Authorities Cases 545 U.S. 515 Am. Civil Liberties Union Found. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 833 F. Supp. 399 (S.D.N.Y. 1993)……………………………………………………………………. 20 30
Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51 (1979)…………………………………………………………………… 18 Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545,(1965)…………………………………………………. 7, 8
Bd. of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564 (1972)… 11 Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186, 106 S. Ct. 2841, 92 L. Ed. 2d 140 (1986)………………. 30 Commonwealth Edison Co. v. United States, 46 Fed. Cl. 29
IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Spring TERM 2013 ___________
Francis Lake, Petitioner, v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ________________
On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Circuit ________________ BRIEF FOR PETITIONER ________________
TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA
Team Letter: CA Attorneys for Petitioner
Table of Contents
Question Presented.......................................... iii Table of Authorities........................................ iv Statement of Jurisdiction................................... 1 Statement of the Case ....................................... 2 Statement of the Facts...................................... 2 Summary of the Argument...................................... 10 Standard of Review .......................................... 12 Argument ................................................. 12
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TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Compliance Order issued under the Clean Water Act violated Mr. Lake’s due process rights under the Fifth Amendment. 2. Whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Eminent Domain clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. 3. Whether the Defense of Marriage Act is federal action encroaching on an area traditionally occupied by the states and thus unconstitutional under the 10th and 14th Amendments.
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TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA
Table of Authorities Cases 545 U.S. 515 Am. Civil Liberties Union Found. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 833 F. Supp. 399 (S.D.N.Y. 1993)……………………………………………………………………. 20 30
Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51 (1979)…………………………………………………………………… 18 Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545,(1965)…………………………………………………. 7, 8
Bd. of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564 (1972)… 11 Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186, 106 S. Ct. 2841, 92 L. Ed. 2d 140 (1986)………………. 30 Commonwealth Edison Co. v. United States, 46 Fed. Cl. 29