Civil Rights Law

Skinner v. Oklahoma: Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Sterilization Law

Castañeda v. Pickard: Defining Standards for Bilingual Education

United States v. Wong Kim Ark: Defining Birthright Citizenship in America

McCutcheon v. FEC: Supreme Court Ruling Reshapes Campaign Finance

Griggs v. Duke Power: Landmark Case Defining Disparate Impact Law

Wesberry v. Sanders: Shaping Equal Representation in Congress

Kansas v. Glover: Supreme Court Defines Reasonable Suspicion

US v. Morrison: Supreme Court Limits Federal Power Under VAWA

Eisenstadt v. Baird: Expanding Contraception Rights for All

Milliken v. Bradley: Supreme Court Limits School Desegregation Efforts

Penn v. Mimms: Supreme Court Ruling on Police Authority and Rights

Minor v. Happersett: Supreme Court Ruling on Women’s Suffrage Rights

US v. Windsor: Supreme Court Ruling That Changed Marriage Equality

Meyer v. Nebraska: Supreme Court Ruling on Language Rights

Palko v. Connecticut: Double Jeopardy and Selective Incorporation

Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Supreme Court Case That Raised Pleading Standards

United States v. Windsor: Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA Section 3

Smith v. Allwright: Supreme Court Ruling That Ended White Primaries

Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg: Landmark Ruling on School Desegregation

Craig v. Boren: Defining Intermediate Scrutiny in Gender Discrimination

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado: Supreme Court Ruling Explained

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld: Supreme Court Ruling on Detention and Due Process

Cooper v. Aaron: Supreme Court’s Stand on Desegregation and Federal Authority

Romer v. Evans: Supreme Court Ruling That Advanced Gay Rights