- Roe v. Wade (1973) (12)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Roe_v__Wade__1973_
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) (14)
Learn about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the United States Supreme Court decision that ended legal segregation in U.S. education. Sites provide articles, history, analysis, and text of the Supreme Court decision.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Brown_v__Board_of_Education_of_Topeka__1954_
- Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford (1856) (9)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Dred_Scott_v__John_F__A__Sandford__1856_
- Bush v. Gore (2000) (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Bush_v__Gore__2000_
- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) (4)
Learn about Plessy v. Ferguson, the landmark decision which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public accommodations. Sites offer background information, overview, analysis, and text of the verdict that passed the "separate but equal" provision.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Plessy_v__Ferguson__1896_
- Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) (7)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Ashcroft_v__Free_Speech_Coalition__2002_
- Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (1988)@
Learn about the law case Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, in which Jerry Falwell sued Larry Flynt for his parody advertisement in the magazine about Falwell's sexual experience with his mother. Sites offer background information, legal document, case abstract, list of participants, resources, and the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court case which strengthened free speech rights in relation to parodies of public figures.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Cases/Hustler_Magazine_v__Falwell__1988_
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/West_Virginia_State_Board_of_Education_v__Barnette__1943_
- Marbury v. Madison (1803) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Marbury_v__Madison__1803_
- Romer v. Evans (1996) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Romer_v__Evans__1996_
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) (12)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Grutter_v__Bollinger__2003_
- Rasul v. Bush (2004) (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Rasul_v__Bush__2004_
- Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Bowers_v__Hardwick__1986_
- Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
Features the text of the opinion finding that an Ohio school voucher program which includes a religious schooling option conforms to First Amendment requirements.
supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1751.ZS.html
- McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/McCulloch_v__Maryland__1819_
- FindLaw: Gonzales v Raich
Questions whether the power vested in Congress includes the power to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana in compliance with California law.
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol...
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Gibbons_v__Ogden__1824_
- Amistad, The (1841)
Full-text of the U.S. Supreme Court decision and links to relevant sites.
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/amistad.html
- Ex Parte Milligan (1866)
Granted the petitioner's request for discharge from unlawful imprisonment during the Civil War. Limits the imposition of martial law.
www.constitution.org/ussc/071-002a.htm
- U.S. v. Cecil Price (1967)
1967 case, also known as The Mississippi Burning Trial, involving the murders of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney.
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/price&bowers/price&bowers.htm
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