Federal Law

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Supreme Court Limits Military Commissions

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier: Student Press Rights Defined

Pierce v. Society of Sisters: Supreme Court and Parental Rights

Reynolds v. United States: Defining Limits of Religious Freedom

Whitney v. California: Defining Free Speech Limits and State Power

Florida v. Jardines: Supreme Court Limits Dog Sniffs at Homes

Biden v. Nebraska: Supreme Court Blocks Student Loan Forgiveness

US v. Cruikshank: Supreme Court Limits Federal Civil Rights Power

Lynch v. Donnelly: Supreme Court Ruling on Religious Displays

California v. Greenwood: Supreme Court Limits Fourth Amendment Privacy

Katzenbach v. McClung: Civil Rights, Commerce, and Supreme Court

Bradwell v. Illinois: Pioneering Gender Equality in the Legal Field

Crawford v. Washington: Redefining Hearsay and the Confrontation Clause

Frontiero v. Richardson: Supreme Court Ruling on Gender Equality

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

Georgia v. Randolph: Supreme Court Limits Consent Searches of Homes

Hadley v. Baxendale: Defining Foreseeable Damages in Contract Law

Castañeda v. Pickard: Defining Standards for Bilingual Education

Brown v. Mississippi: Landmark Case Banning Coerced Confessions

Marbury v. Madison: The Birth of Judicial Review

Kennedy v. Louisiana: Supreme Court Limits Death Penalty for Non-Homicidal Crimes

Yoder v. Wisconsin: Supreme Court Case on Religious Freedom and Education

Timbs v. Indiana: Supreme Court Extends Excessive Fines Protection

Wesberry v. Sanders: Shaping Equal Representation in Congress