100 Supreme Court Cases
Sorted Chronologically
Sorted by Topic
Case heard by
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The Jay Court
(1789 - 1795)
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Chisholm v. Georgia (1793)
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The Marshall Court
(1801 - 1835)
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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Barron v. City of Baltimore (1833)
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The Taney Court
(1836 - 1864)
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Ex Parte Merryman (1861)
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The Chase Court
(1864 - 1873)
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United States v. Dewitt (1869)
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Hepburn v. Griswold (1870)
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Knox v. Lee (1871)
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The Slaughter-House Cases (1873)
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Bradwell v. Illinois (1873)
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The Waite Court
(1874 - 1888)
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United States v. Cruikshank (1876)
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Strauder v. West Virginia (1880)
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The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)
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The Fuller Court
(1888 - 1910)
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Hans v. State of Louisiana (1890)
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United States v. E.C. Knight (1895)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Champion v. Ames (1903)
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Lochner v. New York (1905)
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Muller v. Oregon (1908)
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The White Court
(1910 - 1921)
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Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
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Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918)
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Debs v. United States (1919)
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Abrams v. United States (1919)
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The Taft Court
(1921 - 1930)
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Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon (1922)
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Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923)
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Meyer v. Nebraska (1923)
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Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)
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Gitlow v. New York (1925)
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Buck v. Bell (1927)
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The Hughes Court
(1930 - 1941)
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O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (1931)
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Stromberg v. California (1931)
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Nebbia v. New York (1934)
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Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)
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West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)
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NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937)
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United States v. Carolene Products (1938)
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United States v. Darby (1941)
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The Stone Court
(1941 - 1946)
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Wickard v. FIlburn (1942)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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The Vinson Court
(1946 - 1953)
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The Warren Court
(1953 - 1969)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Bolling v. Sharpe (1954)
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Williamson v. Lee Optical (1955)
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Cooper v. Aaron (1958)
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Baker v. Carr (1962) (1962)
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Engel v. Vitale (1962) (1962)
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (1963)
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Sherbert v. Verner (1963)
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New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
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Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
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Katzenbach v. McClung (1964)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) (1966)
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Loving v. Virginia (1967)
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United States v. O’Brien (1968)
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) (1969)
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The Burger Court
(1969 - 1986)
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New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) (1971)
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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) (1972)
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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Frontiero v. Richardson (1973)
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Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
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Craig v. Boren (1976)
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
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Penn Central Transportation Company v. New York (1978)
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Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center (1985)
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The Rehnquist Court
(1986 - 2005)
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South Dakota v. Dole (1987)
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Morrison v. Olson (1988)
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Texas v. Johnson (1989)
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Employment Division v. Smith (1990)
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New York v. United States (1992)
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R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992)
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993)
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Shaw v. Reno (1993) (1993)
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United States v. Lopez (1995)
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Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)
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Romer v. Evans (1996)
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United States v. Virginia (1996)
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City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)
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Printz v. United States (1997)
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United States v. Morrison (2000)
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Board of Trustees of University of Alabama v. Garrett (2001)
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Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs (2003)
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Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
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Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
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Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)
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Gonzales v. Raich (2005)
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Kelo v. City of New London (2005)
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McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005)
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Van Orden v. Perry (2005)
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The Roberts Court
(2005 - Present)
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District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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United States v. Stevens (2010)
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McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
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Snyder v. Phelps (2011)
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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011)
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NFIB v. Sebelius (2012)
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Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin I (2013)
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United States v. Windsor (2013)
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Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014) (2014)
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NLRB v. Noel Canning (2014)
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Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014)
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Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
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Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin II (2016)
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Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)
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American Legion v. American Humanist Association (2019) (2019)
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New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (2022) (2022)
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) (2022)
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Foundational Cases on Constitutional Structure
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Chisholm v. Georgia (1793)
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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Barron v. City of Baltimore (1833)
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Enumerated Powers
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
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United States v. Dewitt (1869)
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Hepburn v. Griswold (1870)
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Knox v. Lee (1871)
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United States v. E.C. Knight (1895)
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Champion v. Ames (1903)
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Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918)
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Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)
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NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937)
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United States v. Darby (1941)
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Wickard v. FIlburn (1942)
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Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
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Katzenbach v. McClung (1964)
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South Dakota v. Dole (1987)
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United States v. Lopez (1995)
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United States v. Morrison (2000)
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Gonzales v. Raich (2005)
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NFIB v. Sebelius (2012)
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Federalism Limits on Congressional Power
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The Executive Power
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Ex Parte Merryman (1861)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)
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The Separation of Powers
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Morrison v. Olson (1988)
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NLRB v. Noel Canning (2014)
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Slavery and The Reconstruction Amendments
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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The Slaughter-House Cases (1873)
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Bradwell v. Illinois (1873)
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United States v. Cruikshank (1876)
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Strauder v. West Virginia (1880)
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The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Expanding the Scope of the Due Process Clause
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Lochner v. New York (1905)
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Muller v. Oregon (1908)
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Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
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Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923)
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Meyer v. Nebraska (1923)
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Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)
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Buck v. Bell (1927)
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O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (1931)
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Nebbia v. New York (1934)
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West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)
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United States v. Carolene Products (1938)
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Williamson v. Lee Optical (1955)
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Equal Protection of the Law: Discrimination on the Basis of Race
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Bolling v. Sharpe (1954)
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Cooper v. Aaron (1958)
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Loving v. Virginia (1967)
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
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Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
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Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
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Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin I (2013)
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Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin II (2016)
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Equal Protection of the Law: Sex Discrimination and Other Types
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Frontiero v. Richardson (1973)
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Craig v. Boren (1976)
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Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center (1985)
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Romer v. Evans (1996)
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United States v. Virginia (1996)
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Modern Substantive Due Process
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
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Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
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United States v. Windsor (2013)
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Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
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Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) (2022)
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Freedom of Speech
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Debs v. United States (1919)
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Abrams v. United States (1919)
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Gitlow v. New York (1925)
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Stromberg v. California (1931)
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New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
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United States v. O’Brien (1968)
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) (1969)
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New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) (1971)
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Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
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Texas v. Johnson (1989)
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R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992)
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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United States v. Stevens (2010)
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Snyder v. Phelps (2011)
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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011)
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The Free Exercise of Religion
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Sherbert v. Verner (1963)
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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) (1972)
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Employment Division v. Smith (1990)
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993)
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Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014)
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No Law Respecting an Establishment of Religion
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The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
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Taking Private Property for Public Use
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The Rights of the Accused
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (1963)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) (1966)
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Voting Rights
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Baker v. Carr (1962) (1962)
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Shaw v. Reno (1993) (1993)
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