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Quick Links to Landmark Cases
Abortion
- » Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 492 U.S. 490 (1989)
- » Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
- » Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
- » Stenberg v. Carhart, 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
Affirmative Action
- » Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003)
- » Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
- » Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265
Capital Punishment
- » Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
- » Jurek v. Texas 428 U.S. 262 (1976)
- » Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (1976)
- » Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976)
- » Proffitt v. Florida, 428 U.S. 242 (1976)
- » Ford v. Wainwright , 477 U.S. 399 (1986)
- » Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)
Elections
- » Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, 531 U.S. 70 (2000)
- » Bush v. Gore Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
End of life
- » Cruzan v. Dir., Mo. Dep't of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990)
- » Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997)
- » Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793 (1997)
- » Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
Freedom from Unreasonable Search and Seizure
- » Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
- » Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
- » Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
- » Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006)
Freedom of Religion
- » Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
- » Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
- » Abington School District v. Schempp (and Murray v. Curlett)
- » Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971)
- » Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972)
- » Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577 (1992)
- » Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
- » Rosenberger v. University of Virginia, 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
- » Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203 (1997)
- » Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, 400 F. Supp. 2d 707 (M.D. Pa. 2005)
Freedom of Speech and of the Press
- » Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
- » Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
- » Roth v. United States (and Alberts v. California)
- » New York Times v. Sullivan (and Abernathy v. Sullivan)
- » Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
- » Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
- » Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
- » New York Times v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
- » Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
- » Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
- » Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988)
- » Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
- » Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560 (1991)
- » Reno v. ACLU, 520 U.S. 1113 (1997)
- » Erie v. Pap's A. M., 529 U.S. 277 (2000)
Gay Rights
- » Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000)
- » Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
Mental Competency
- » Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960)
- » Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986)
- » Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389 (1993)
- » Rogers v. Okin, 478 F.Supp. 1342 (D. Mass. 1979)
Racial Discrimination
- » Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857)
- » Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
- » Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
Right-to-Die
Right to an Attorney
- » Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
- » Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964)
- » Miranda v. Arizona (and Westover v. United States, Vignera v. New York, and California v. Stewart)
Right to Assemble and Petition the Government
- » Hurley v. Irish American Gay Group of Boston, 515 U.S. 557 (1995)
- » Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000)
Right To Keep and Bear Arms
School Desegregation
- » Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
- » Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, 551 U.S. ___ (2007)
Separation of Powers
- » Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. 137 (1803)
- » Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, 14 U.S. 304 (1816)
- » McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819)
- » Ableman v. Booth, 62 U.S. 506 (1859)
- » Missouri v. Holland, 252 U.S. 416 (1920)
- » Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1 (1958)
- » United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
- » South Dakota v. Dole, 483 U.S. 203 (1987)
- » U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
- » United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
- » Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997)
- » Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
Sex Discrimination
- » Frontiero v. Richardson, 411 U.S. 677 (1973)
- » Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
- » United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
