Stack v. Boyle
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stack-v-boyle-206-12174794
title:
Stack v. Boyle
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Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. 1 (1951), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the arrest of members of the Communist Party who were charged with conspiring to violate the Smith Act. The case regards the Eighth Amendment issue of excessive bail. The District Court had set bail at the fixed amount of $50,000 for each of the petitioners. This was an amount greater than that used with other serious crimes. The defendants moved to reduce bail, claiming that it was “excessive” under the Eighth A
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1951 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_v._Boyle
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2011-10-17T21:27:15Z
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2024-09-11T03:46:37Z
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