Index
Master catalog of all wiki pages. Updated on every ingest. Read this first when answering queries.
Overview
| Page | Summary | Updated |
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| overview | High-level synthesis across all law school subjects | 2026-04-06 |
Courses
| Page | Summary | Updated |
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| Administrative Law | Admin law course — APA rulemaking, Chevron, judicial review (Fall 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Antitrust | Antitrust course — Sherman Act §§ 1 & 2, Clayton Act, merger review (Spring 2017) | 2026-04-06 |
| Civil Procedure I | Civil Procedure I — personal/subject matter jurisdiction, pleading, discovery (Fall 2015) | 2026-04-06 |
| Civil Procedure II | Civil Procedure II — Erie, class actions, preclusion, joinder (Spring 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Conflict of Laws | Conflict of Laws — choice of law approaches, recognition of judgments (Fall 2017) | 2026-04-06 |
| Constitutional Law | ConLaw — Commerce Clause, Due Process, Equal Protection, First Amendment (Fall 2015) | 2026-04-06 |
| Contracts I | Contracts I — formation, consideration, promissory estoppel, breach (Fall 2015) | 2026-04-06 |
| Contracts II | Contracts II — remedies, conditions, excuse, UCC Article 2 (Spring 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Corporations | Corporations — fiduciary duties, business judgment rule, derivative suits (Fall 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Criminal Adjudications | Criminal procedure/adjudications — Schectman + 2013 outline (Spring 2015 / 2013) | 2026-04-06 |
| Criminal Investigations | Criminal Investigations — 4th, 5th, 6th Amendment, Miranda, entrapment (Fall 2017) | 2026-04-06 |
| Criminal Law | Criminal Law — Ohlin — mens rea, homicide, defenses, MPC vs common law (Spring 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Evidence | Evidence — FRE, hearsay, character, impeachment, experts — Capra + 2013 outline | 2026-04-06 |
| Federal Courts | Federal Courts — standing, sovereign immunity, abstention, § 1983 (Spring 2017) | 2026-04-06 |
| Federal Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law — fraud, Hobbs Act, RICO, corruption, money laundering, conspiracy (Spring 2018 + Richman) | 2026-04-06 |
| Legislation | Legislation — Merrill — statutory interpretation, canons, legislative history (Fall 2014) | 2026-04-06 |
| Professional Responsibility | Prof Resp — MRPC duties: competence, confidentiality, conflicts, candor (Fall 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Property | Property — adverse possession, easements, future interests, takings (Spring 2016) | 2026-04-06 |
| Securities Regulation | Securities Regulation — Coffee — 1933/1934 Acts, Rule 10b-5, insider trading | 2026-04-06 |
| Torts | Torts — negligence, strict liability, intentional torts, products liability (Fall 2015) | 2026-04-06 |
| Transnational Litigation | Transnational Litigation — jurisdiction, service abroad, recognition of judgments (Spring 2017) | 2026-04-06 |
Doctrines
| Page | Summary | Updated |
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| Accomplice Liability | One who aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures the commission of a crime is liab… | 2026-04-07 |
| Act of State Doctrine | U.S. courts will not sit in judgment on the validity of official acts of a foreign sovereign go… | 2026-04-07 |
| Act-of-Production Doctrine | 5th Amendment — compelling production of documents may be testimonial | 2026-04-06 |
| Actus Reus | Criminal liability requires a voluntary act or qualifying omission | 2026-04-06 |
| Adverse Possession | Title by open, notorious, hostile, continuous possession for statutory period | 2026-04-06 |
| APA Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking (§ 553) | APA § 553 requires notice, comment period, and reasoned explanation for legislative rules | 2026-04-06 |
| Anti-Contact Rule (MR 4.2) | MR 4.2: lawyer may not communicate about the subject of representation with a represented person absent consent or court order | 2026-04-08 |
| Attempt | An attempt to commit a crime consists of an intent to commit the target offense plus an act goi… | 2026-04-07 |
| Attorney-Client Privilege | Protects confidential communications between an attorney and client made for the purpose of see… | 2026-04-07 |
| Auer Deference | Courts defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of its own ambiguous regulations, as long… | 2026-04-07 |
| Automobile Exception | Warrantless search of automobile permitted if probable cause exists | 2026-04-06 |
| Battery | Intentional infliction of harmful or offensive contact | 2026-04-06 |
| Brady and Giglio Disclosure | Due Process requires prosecutors to disclose exculpatory and impeachment evidence | 2026-04-06 |
| Business Judgment Rule | The business judgment rule (BJR) is a presumption that directors made business decisions on an… | 2026-04-07 |
| Canons of Construction | Presumptive rules used by courts when interpreting statutes — divided into linguistic canons (g… | 2026-04-07 |
| Character Evidence | FRE 404 — propensity rule, exceptions (MIMIC), methods under FRE 405 | 2026-04-06 |
| Chevron Deference | Courts defer to reasonable agency interpretation of ambiguous statutes (2-step) | 2026-04-06 |
| Complete Diversity Requirement | 28 U.S.C. §1332 requires no plaintiff share citizenship with any defendant; Hertz nerve center test for corporations | 2026-04-08 |
| Conflict of Interest (MR 1.7) | MR 1.7: concurrent conflicts — direct adversity or material limitation; consentable if four conditions met | 2026-04-08 |
| Collateral Estoppel | Collateral estoppel (also called issue preclusion) prevents relitigation of an issue of fact or… | 2026-04-07 |
| Collateral Estoppel (Issue Preclusion) | A party that actually litigated and lost on an issue in a prior proceeding is barred from re-li… | 2026-04-07 |
| Commerce Clause | Article I, § 8, cl. 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, amon… | 2026-04-07 |
| Comparative Impairment | California choice-of-law: apply law of state whose policies most impaired by non-application | 2026-04-06 |
| Comparative Negligence | A system that apportions fault between plaintiff and defendant(s) and reduces plaintiff’s damag… | 2026-04-07 |
| Confrontation Clause | The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to be confronted with the witnesse… | 2026-04-07 |
| Consequential Damages | Special damages for foreseeable losses beyond direct loss — Hadley rule | 2026-04-06 |
| Consideration | Contract requires bargained-for exchange — promise or act in return for promise | 2026-04-06 |
| Conspiracy (Criminal Law) | An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act, combined with the intent to… | 2026-04-07 |
| Constructive Eviction | Landlord’s substantial interference with tenant’s use constitutes eviction | 2026-04-06 |
| Corporate Opportunity Doctrine | Directors and officers may not usurp a business opportunity that belongs to the corporation. If… | 2026-04-07 |
| Covenants Running with the Land | Promissory agreement about land use that binds successors at law | 2026-04-06 |
| Defeasible Fees | Fee simple subject to condition subsequent, determinable, or subject to executory interest | 2026-04-06 |
| Depecage | Applying different states’ laws to different issues in a single case | 2026-04-06 |
| Domicile | Presence in a state with intent to remain indefinitely — key for choice of law | 2026-04-06 |
| Duress | Contract context: A contract (or modification) is voidable when a party’s assent was induced by… | 2026-04-07 |
| Duty of Confidentiality (MR 1.6) | MR 1.6: lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation; broader than ACP; exceptions for harm prevention | 2026-04-08 |
| Duty of Care | This page redirects to context-specific doctrine pages: | 2026-04-07 |
| Duty of Care (Corporations) | Directors and officers owe a duty of care to act on an informed basis and with the care that a… | 2026-04-07 |
| Duty of Loyalty | The duty of loyalty requires directors and officers to place the corporation’s interests above… | 2026-04-07 |
| Duty of Loyalty (Corporations) | Directors and officers owe a duty of loyalty to the corporation and its shareholders. They must… | 2026-04-07 |
| Easement by Implication | Easement arising from prior use, strict necessity, or estoppel rather than express grant; requires prior common ownership | 2026-04-08 |
| Easements | Non-possessory interest in land — express, implied, prescriptive, by necessity | 2026-04-06 |
| Entire Fairness Test | When the business judgment rule does not apply — because directors are interested or not indepe… | 2026-04-07 |
| Equal Protection | The Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause prohibits states from denying any person the… | 2026-04-07 |
| Equitable Servitudes | Land use restriction enforceable in equity against successors with notice | 2026-04-06 |
| Erie Doctrine | In federal diversity cases, federal courts must apply state substantive law and federal procedu… | 2026-04-07 |
| Exigent Circumstances | Warrantless entry/search permitted for emergency, hot pursuit, or destruction of evidence | 2026-04-06 |
| Expectation Damages | Contract remedy puts plaintiff in position as if contract performed | 2026-04-06 |
| Fee Simple Absolute | Largest ownership interest in real property: absolute, unlimited duration, freely alienable; no future interest retained | 2026-04-08 |
| Felony Murder | A killing that occurs during the commission of (or flight from) a dangerous felony is murder, r… | 2026-04-07 |
| Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination | No person compelled to be witness against themselves — Miranda, privilege | 2026-04-06 |
| Free Writing Prospectus (FWP) | Any written offer after RS filing; Rules 163/164/433; WKSIs may use pre-filing; must include legend and be filed | 2026-04-08 |
| First Amendment Free Speech | The First Amendment prohibits Congress (and, through incorporation, states) from abridging free… | 2026-04-07 |
| First Restatement (Vested Rights) | Choice of law: apply law of place where rights vested (place of wrong, contracting) | 2026-04-06 |
| Formal Rulemaking | APA §§ 556-557 trial-type on-the-record rulemaking procedures | 2026-04-06 |
| Forum Non Conveniens | A common law doctrine permitting a court with proper jurisdiction to dismiss a case in favor of… | 2026-04-07 |
| Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure | Prohibits unreasonable searches — Katz reasonable expectation of privacy test | 2026-04-06 |
| Free Exercise Clause | The First Amendment prohibits Congress (and states through incorporation) from prohibiting the… | 2026-04-07 |
| Full Faith and Credit | Article IV, § 1 requires each state to give full faith and credit to the public acts, records… | 2026-04-07 |
| Future Interests | Remainders, executory interests, reversions, possibilities of reverter | 2026-04-06 |
| Governmental Interest Analysis | Choice of law: identify each state’s policy interests and apply forum law unless no interest | 2026-04-06 |
| Habit and Routine Practice | FRE 406 — habit evidence admissible to prove conduct on particular occasion | 2026-04-06 |
| Hearsay | FRE 801 — out-of-court statement offered for truth; exceptions under FRE 803, 804, 807 | 2026-04-06 |
| Imputed Disqualification (MR 1.10) | MR 1.10: conflicts of individual lawyer imputed firm-wide; exceptions for personal interest and timely lateral screening | 2026-04-08 |
| Implied Warranty of Habitability | Landlord warrants residential premises fit for human habitation throughout tenancy | 2026-04-06 |
| Insanity Defense | A defendant is not criminally responsible for an act if, at the time of the act, they were suff… | 2026-04-07 |
| Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED) | Extreme and outrageous conduct causing severe emotional distress | 2026-04-06 |
| Intermediate Scrutiny | Intermediate scrutiny (heightened scrutiny) is the standard of judicial review applied to gover… | 2026-04-07 |
| Limited Appearance (QIR | Defendant may defend QIR#2 action on merits without submitting to in personam jurisdiction; loss limited to attached property | 2026-04-08 |
| Liquidated Damages | Contractual damages clause enforceable if reasonable estimate of loss, not penalty | 2026-04-06 |
| Mail Fraud | 18 U.S.C. § 1341 — scheme to defraud + use of mails + intent | 2026-04-06 |
| Mens Rea | Mental state required for crime — purpose, knowledge, recklessness, negligence (MPC) | 2026-04-06 |
| Mitigation of Damages | Injured party must take reasonable steps to reduce losses after breach | 2026-04-06 |
| Nuisance | Unreasonable interference with use and enjoyment of land (private) or public right; balancing test; Boomer damages vs. injunction | 2026-04-08 |
| Murder (Degrees) | First degree (premeditated) vs. second degree; felony murder; voluntary/involuntary manslaughter | 2026-04-06 |
| Negligence | Duty, breach (reasonable person standard), actual cause, proximate cause, damages | 2026-04-06 |
| Negligence Per Se | Violation of statute satisfying its purpose establishes breach as matter of law | 2026-04-06 |
| Non-Delegation Doctrine | Congress cannot delegate core legislative power without intelligible principle | 2026-04-06 |
| Non-Legislative Rules (Interpretive Rules and Policy Statements) | Guidance documents exempt from § 553 notice-and-comment; limited legal effect | 2026-04-06 |
| Offer and Acceptance | Contract formed by definite offer + mirror-image acceptance (or UCC variant) | 2026-04-06 |
| Parol Evidence Rule | When parties have reduced their agreement to a final, integrated written contract, prior or con… | 2026-04-07 |
| Personal Jurisdiction | Due process requires minimum contacts with forum state — International Shoe | 2026-04-06 |
| Piercing the Corporate Veil | The corporate veil shields shareholders from personal liability for corporate debts. Courts may… | 2026-04-07 |
| Pleading Standards | Twombly/Iqbal — complaint must plead plausible claim, not mere conclusory labels | 2026-04-06 |
| Preexisting Duty Rule | Promise to perform existing legal duty lacks consideration | 2026-04-06 |
| Presumption Against Extraterritoriality | Canon that statutes presumed not to apply outside US territory; two-step Morrison/RJR Nabisco framework | 2026-04-08 |
| Presumption Against Retroactivity | Statutes presumed prospective only; Landgraf two-step: express statement or retroactive effect on vested rights | 2026-04-08 |
| Private Placement Exemption (§4(2)) | §4(a)(2) exemption for non-public offerings; Ralston Purina “fend for themselves” standard; Rule 506 safe harbor | 2026-04-08 |
| Private Nuisance | Non-trespassory invasion of another’s interest in use and enjoyment of land | 2026-04-06 |
| Probable Cause | Reasonable belief, based on articulable facts, that crime committed or evidence present | 2026-04-06 |
| Products Liability | Manufacturer/seller liability for defective products — design, manufacturing, warning defects | 2026-04-06 |
| Promissory Estoppel | Promise + reasonable reliance + injustice without enforcement → enforceable promise | 2026-04-06 |
| Proximate Cause | Limits liability to foreseeable consequences of negligent act — Palsgraf debate | 2026-04-06 |
| Recording Acts | Race, notice, and race-notice statutes; BFP status requires value + lack of actual/constructive/inquiry notice | 2026-04-08 |
| Regulation D (Rules 504, 505, 506) | SEC safe harbors for private/small offerings; common conditions (Rule 502); Rule 506(c) permits general solicitation for accredited investors | 2026-04-08 |
| Regulatory Takings | Government regulation that goes “too far” in restricting private property use constitutes a tak… | 2026-04-07 |
| Relevance | FRE 401/402 — evidence admissible if it makes a fact of consequence more/less probable | 2026-04-06 |
| Renvoi | Choice of law rule that refers to another state’s whole law including its choice of law rules | 2026-04-06 |
| Res Ipsa Loquitur | Negligence inferred from the nature of the accident when defendant had control | 2026-04-06 |
| Res Judicata | Res judicata (also called claim preclusion) bars relitigation of any claim that was or could ha… | 2026-04-07 |
| Res Judicata (Claim Preclusion) | A valid final judgment on the merits bars re-litigation of all claims that were or could have b… | 2026-04-07 |
| Revlon Mode | When a company enters Revlon mode, the board’s duty shifts from preserving the company as a g… | 2026-04-07 |
| Rule Against Perpetuities | No future interest valid unless it must vest (or fail) within lives in being + 21 years | 2026-04-06 |
| Rule of Lenity | When a criminal statute is genuinely ambiguous after exhausting all other interpretive tools, t… | 2026-04-07 |
| Search Incident to Arrest | Warrantless search of person and area within immediate control upon lawful arrest | 2026-04-06 |
| Second Restatement (Most Significant Relationship) | Choice of law: apply law of state with most significant relationship to the issue | 2026-04-06 |
| Shelf Registration | Rule 415 continuous/delayed offering registration; traditional (S-3) vs. automatic (WKSI only); up to 3 years | 2026-04-08 |
| Successive Conflicts (MR 1.9) | MR 1.9: duties to former clients; same or substantially related matter; material adversity; substantial relationship test | 2026-04-08 |
| Securities Act Section 5 Registration | Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 prohibits the offer or sale of any security unless a re… | 2026-04-07 |
| Self-Defense | A person is justified in using force against another if they reasonably believe such force is i… | 2026-04-07 |
| Shareholder Derivative Suit | A derivative suit is a lawsuit brought by a shareholder on behalf of the corporation against a… | 2026-04-07 |
| Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel | The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to the assistance of counsel — tri… | 2026-04-07 |
| Skidmore Deference | An agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers is entitled to deference proportional to… | 2026-04-07 |
| Specific Performance | Equitable remedy ordering contract performance — for unique goods or land | 2026-04-06 |
| State Action Doctrine | Constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and most other constitutional prov… | 2026-04-07 |
| Statute of Frauds | Certain contracts (land, >1 year, suretyship, marriage, UCC >$500) must be in writing | 2026-04-06 |
| Strict Liability | Liability without fault — abnormally dangerous activities, wild animals, products | 2026-04-06 |
| Strict Scrutiny | Strict scrutiny is the most demanding standard of judicial review applied to government action… | 2026-04-07 |
| Subject Matter Jurisdiction | Federal court jurisdiction — diversity (28 U.S.C. § 1332) or federal question (§ 1331) | 2026-04-06 |
| Substantial Performance | A party who has substantially (though not perfectly) performed their contractual obligations is… | 2026-04-07 |
| Substantive Due Process | The Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments protect certain fundamental libe… | 2026-04-07 |
| Supplemental Jurisdiction | Federal courts may exercise jurisdiction over state-law claims that form part of the same const… | 2026-04-07 |
| Textualism | A theory of statutory interpretation holding that courts should determine a statute’s meaning f… | 2026-04-07 |
| Third-Party Doctrine | Information voluntarily shared with third parties loses 4th Amendment protection | 2026-04-06 |
| Unjust Enrichment | Quasi-contractual recovery to prevent unjust enrichment at plaintiff’s expense | 2026-04-06 |
| Unauthorized Practice of Law | Prohibition on non-lawyers and unlicensed lawyers providing legal services; MR 5.5 MJP exceptions; Birbrower problem | 2026-04-08 |
| Unocal Enhanced Scrutiny | When a board adopts defensive measures in response to a hostile takeover bid, it receives inter… | 2026-04-07 |
| Warrant Requirement | Searches generally require warrant issued on probable cause by neutral magistrate | 2026-04-06 |
| WKSI | Well-Known Seasoned Issuer: 1B non-convertible debt; automatic shelf registration; FWP at any time | 2026-04-08 |
| Work-Product Doctrine | Hickman v. Taylor / FRCP 26(b)(3): litigation-prep materials protected; qualified for ordinary, near-absolute for opinion work product | 2026-04-08 |
| Wire Fraud | 18 U.S.C. § 1343 — scheme to defraud + use of interstate wire communications | 2026-04-06 |
| Anti-Commandeering Doctrine | The federal government cannot compel state legislatures to enact federal re | 2026-04-08 | | Carolene Products Footnote 4 | Footnote 4 of United States v. Carolene Products Co. (1938), authored by | 2026-04-08 | | Clear Statement Rules (Federalism) | Clear statement rules are canons of statutory construction requiring Congre | 2026-04-08 | | Constitutional Avoidance Canon | The constitutional avoidance canon directs courts to construe statutes so a | 2026-04-08 | | Dormant Commerce Clause | The Dormant Commerce Clause (DCC) — also called the negative Commerce Claus | 2026-04-08 | | Exclusionary Rule | The exclusionary rule is a judicially created remedy that bars the use of e | 2026-04-08 | | Express Preemption | Express preemption occurs when Congress explicitly states in a federal stat | 2026-04-08 | | Fruit of the Poisonous Tree | The “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine extends the [[Exclusionary Rule] | 2026-04-08 | | Good Faith Exception | The good faith exception to the Exclusionary Rule provides that evidenc | 2026-04-08 | | Grand Jury | The Fifth Amendment requires that “[n]o person shall be held to answer for | 2026-04-08 | | Guilty Plea Voluntariness | A guilty plea is a complete waiver of the defendant’s trial rights — includ | 2026-04-08 | | Implied Preemption | Implied preemption occurs when federal law displaces state law even though | 2026-04-08 | | Legislative History | Legislative history refers to the materials produced during the legislative | 2026-04-08 | | Lemon Test (Establishment Clause) | The Lemon test, derived from Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), is the traditional | 2026-04-08 | | Necessity | Necessity (also called “choice of evils”) is a justification defense availa | 2026-04-08 | | Plea Bargaining | Plea bargaining is the negotiated resolution of criminal charges in which a | 2026-04-08 | | Prosecutorial Discretion | Prosecutorial discretion is the broad authority of prosecutors to decide wh | 2026-04-08 | | Provocation and EED | Provocation (common law) and Extreme Emotional Disturbance (MPC) are partia | 2026-04-08 | | Voluntary Manslaughter | Voluntary manslaughter is an intentional killing that is reduced from murde | 2026-04-08 | | Youngstown Jackson Tripartite Framework | Justice Robert Jackson’s concurrence in *Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Saw | 2026-04-08 |
Cases
| Page | Summary | Updated |
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| Adams v. Bullock | No. The trolley company was not negligent. The risk that a child would swing a long wire that w… | 2026-04-07 |
| Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Carroll | Mississippi law applies. Under the First Restatement’s vested rights approach, the place where… | 2026-04-07 |
| Alaska Packers’ Association v. Domenico | Preexisting duty rule — promise for more for same work unenforceable | 2026-04-06 |
| Alexander v. Sandoval | No implied private right of action for Title VI disparate-impact regulations | 2026-04-06 |
| Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague | Constitutional minimum contacts required for a state to apply its own law | 2026-04-06 |
| American Mining Congress v. MSHA | The D.C. Circuit articulated a multi-factor test for distinguishing legislative from interpreti… | 2026-04-07 |
| American Needle, Inc. v. NFL | NFL teams are separate economic actors — single-entity defense rejected | 2026-04-06 |
| Angel v. Murray | Yes. The preexisting duty rule should not bar enforcement of a contract modification that was s… | 2026-04-07 |
| Ardente v. Horan | No. The letter accompanying the signed agreement was a conditional acceptance — it added terms… | 2026-04-07 |
| Arizona v. Gant | Vehicle search incident to arrest limited to reaching distance or offense-related evidence | 2026-04-06 |
| Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court | No majority on stream-of-commerce; jurisdiction unreasonable on fairness grounds | 2026-04-06 |
| Asahi Metal Industry v. Superior Court | The Court was fragmented. On the stream of commerce question, there was no majority: four justi… | 2026-04-07 |
| Ashcroft v. Iqbal | Plausibility pleading standard extended to all civil actions | 2026-04-06 |
| Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. | Monopolist’s termination of prior course of dealing can be § 2 exclusion | 2026-04-06 |
| Babcock v. Jackson | Landmark case abandoning lex loci delicti in favor of interest analysis | 2026-04-06 |
| Baehr v. Penn-o-Tex | The court found for Penn-o-Tex, reasoning that the “promise” was too indefinite and did not con… | 2026-04-07 |
| Barker v. Wingo | Four-factor balancing test for Sixth Amendment speedy trial right | 2026-04-06 |
| Basic Inc. v. Levinson | Fraud-on-the-market doctrine; probability × magnitude materiality test | 2026-04-06 |
| Batson v. Kentucky | Equal Protection bars racially discriminatory peremptory challenges | 2026-04-06 |
| Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Rainey | FRE 803(8) public records exception covers evaluative conclusions | 2026-04-06 |
| Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly | Plausibility pleading standard replaces Conley’s no-set-of-facts test | 2026-04-06 |
| Benn v. Thomas | Yes. Under the “eggshell skull” (thin-skull) rule, a defendant who causes injury to a plaintiff… | 2026-04-07 |
| Bernhard v. Harrah’s Club | Yes. California law applies. California had a strong interest in applying its Dram Shop Act to… | 2026-04-07 |
| Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization | No individual hearing required for general legislative/rulemaking action | 2026-04-06 |
| Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents | Implied damages remedy directly under Fourth Amendment against federal officers | 2026-04-06 |
| Blonder-Tongue Laboratories v. University of Illinois Foundation | Defensive non-mutual collateral estoppel permitted — breaks from mutuality | 2026-04-06 |
| Bob Jones University v. United States | IRS may deny charitable status based on public policy against racial discrimination | 2026-04-06 |
| Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co. | Permanent damages in lieu of injunction for ongoing nuisance | 2026-04-06 |
| Bordenkircher v. Hayes | Prosecutor may threaten additional charges in plea bargaining without due process violation | 2026-04-06 |
| Brady v. Maryland | Due process requires disclosure of material exculpatory evidence | 2026-04-06 |
| Brandenburg v. Ohio | Incitement test — only speech directed to produce imminent lawless action unprotected | 2026-04-06 |
| Braswell v. United States | No. The collective entity rule bars an officer from asserting a personal Fifth Amendment privil… | 2026-04-07 |
| Brewer v. Williams | Sixth Amendment bars deliberate elicitation after formal proceedings begin without counsel | 2026-04-06 |
| Brigham City v. Stuart | Yes. Officers may enter a home without a warrant when they have an objectively reasonable basis… | 2026-04-07 |
| Brinegar v. United States | Yes. Probable cause exists when the facts known to the officer, together with reasonable infere… | 2026-04-07 |
| Britton v. Turner | Yes. A party who has substantially performed and then breached may recover in quantum meruit fo… | 2026-04-07 |
| Broadcast Music Inc. v. CBS | Blanket license not per se price fixing; ancillary restraints get rule of reason | 2026-04-06 |
| Brogan v. United States | Exculpatory no doctrine rejected — false denial to federal investigators violates § 1001 | 2026-04-06 |
| Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. | Predatory pricing requires below-cost pricing plus dangerous probability of recoupment | 2026-04-06 |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Racially segregated public schools violate Equal Protection; “separate but equal” overruled | 2026-04-06 |
| Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz | Purposeful availment can arise from deliberate contractual relationship with forum entity | 2026-04-06 |
| Burger King v. Rudzewicz | Yes. Rudzewicz purposefully availed himself of the privileges of doing business in Florida thro… | 2026-04-07 |
| Byrd v. United States | The mere fact that a driver is not listed on a rental agreement does not automatically strip th… | 2026-04-07 |
| Byrne v. Boadle | Yes. The accident itself speaks to negligence. A barrel of flour falling from a building window… | 2026-04-07 |
| California v. Acevedo | Yes. Under the automobile exception, police may search a container within a car without a warra… | 2026-04-07 |
| Carroll v. Lanza | Full Faith and Credit does not require applying sister state’s workers’ comp exclusive-remedy bar | 2026-04-06 |
| Carroll v. United States | Yes. The inherent mobility of automobiles creates exigent circumstances that justify a warrantl… | 2026-04-07 |
| Cheek v. United States | Yes (in part). A genuine good-faith belief — even an objectively unreasonable one — that one is… | 2026-04-07 |
| Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council | Two-step Chevron deference to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes | 2026-04-06 |
| Chimel v. California | A search incident to arrest is limited to the arrestee’s person and the area within the arreste… | 2026-04-07 |
| Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States | Purposivism — spirit of law may override literal text when application is absurd | 2026-04-06 |
| Citizens United v. FEC | First Amendment bars restrictions on independent corporate political expenditures | 2026-04-06 |
| City of Arlington v. FCC | Yes. Chevron deference applies to an agency’s interpretation of statutory ambiguities regardl… | 2026-04-07 |
| Clark v. Marsiglia | No. A party ordered to cease performance must stop work. Continuing to perform after receiving… | 2026-04-07 |
| Cleveland v. United States | No. State licenses are not “property” of the state in the hands of the licensor. The state’s in… | 2026-04-07 |
| Commonwealth v. Carroll | Premeditation may be instantaneous, formed at the moment of the act | 2026-04-06 |
| Commonwealth v. Pestinikas | Yes. Criminal liability can arise from an omission where the defendant had a legal duty to act… | 2026-04-07 |
| Conley v. Gibson | A complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt… | 2026-04-07 |
| Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. NRC | A general statement of policy is distinguishable from a legislative rule if it: (1) does not es… | 2026-04-07 |
| Coolidge v. New Hampshire | (1) No — a warrant must be issued by a neutral and detached magistrate; the attorney general, a… | 2026-04-07 |
| Crawford v. Washington | Testimonial hearsay inadmissible without opportunity for confrontation | 2026-04-06 |
| Daimler AG v. Bauman | General jurisdiction over foreign corporation limited to where it is “at home” | 2026-04-06 |
| Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals | Trial judge gatekeeping reliability test for expert testimony replaces Frye | 2026-04-06 |
| Davis v. Jacoby | The offer was bilateral. The court held that when an offer is ambiguous as to whether acceptanc… | 2026-04-07 |
| Dennis v. United States | Yes. When a defendant makes a plausible showing that grand jury testimony of a government witne… | 2026-04-07 |
| Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting | No. The driver’s negligent act was a foreseeable intervening cause — one of the very risks that… | 2026-04-07 |
| Dirks v. SEC | Tippee liability requires tipper’s breach of duty plus personal benefit to tipper | 2026-04-06 |
| Dougherty v. Salt | No. The note was a voluntary and unenforceable promise to make a gift. The recitation of “value… | 2026-04-07 |
| Draper v. United States | Yes. The informant’s prior reliability, combined with the agent’s independent corroboration of… | 2026-04-07 |
| Drennan v. Star Paving Co. | Promissory estoppel makes subcontractor’s bid irrevocable upon reasonable reliance | 2026-04-06 |
| Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo | Loss causation requires corrective disclosure causing price drop | 2026-04-06 |
| Durland v. United States | Holds that the mail fraud statute reaches schemes involving false promises (promissory fraud)… | 2026-04-07 |
| E.F. Hutton v. Brown | An attorney must be disqualified from representation adverse to a former client if: (1) there i… | 2026-04-07 |
| Employment Division v. Smith | Free Exercise Clause does not require religious exemptions from neutral, generally applicable laws | 2026-04-06 |
| Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins | No federal general common law; diversity courts apply state substantive law | 2026-04-06 |
| Erwin v. Thomas | Washington law applies. Oregon (as forum) had no interest in limiting the recovery of Washingto… | 2026-04-07 |
| Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. | Traynor concurrence laying foundation for strict products liability | 2026-04-06 |
| Escott v. BarChris Construction Corp | All defendants liable. The court analyzed each defendant’s due diligence defense individually b… | 2026-04-07 |
| Evans v. United States | A public official commits Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right by accepting a brib… | 2026-04-07 |
| Ex Parte Young | Eleventh Amendment does not bar prospective injunctive relief against state officials | 2026-04-06 |
| FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp | No. Congress had not granted the FDA authority over tobacco products. The FDCA’s text, structur… | 2026-04-07 |
| Filartiga v. Pena-Irala | ATS grants jurisdiction over torts violating universal international law norms | 2026-04-06 |
| Fisher v. United States | The act of production can be testimonial to the extent it implicitly communicates facts — that… | 2026-04-07 |
| Florida v. Jardines | Drug-sniffing dog on home’s porch constitutes Fourth Amendment search of curtilage | 2026-04-06 |
| Franks v. Delaware | Yes. The Fourth Amendment permits a defendant to challenge the veracity of a warrant affidavit… | 2026-04-07 |
| Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB | Double-layer for-cause removal protection for executive officers violates Article II | 2026-04-06 |
| FTC v. Staples, Inc. | Market definition limited to office superstores; econometric pricing evidence controls | 2026-04-06 |
| FTC v. Whole Foods Market, Inc. | PNOS submarket cognizable; core natural/organic shoppers lack reasonable substitutes | 2026-04-10 |
| Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. | Single-brand aftermarket cognizable when customers are locked in post-purchase | 2026-04-10 |
| Garratt v. Dailey | The trial court found Brian lacked intent to harm but remanded to determine whether Brian knew… | 2026-04-07 |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | Sixth Amendment right to appointed counsel in felonies incorporated against states | 2026-04-06 |
| Giglio v. United States | Yes. The suppression of the promise of non-prosecution, which was material to the witness’s cre… | 2026-04-07 |
| Goldberg v. Kelly | Due process requires pre-termination hearing before termination of welfare benefits | 2026-04-06 |
| Gonzales v. Raich | Commerce Clause permits regulation of homegrown marijuana as part of broader economic scheme | 2026-04-06 |
| Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown | General jurisdiction requires corporation to be “at home” in forum | 2026-04-06 |
| Grable & Sons Metal Products v. Darue Engineering | State law claim arises under federal law when it raises a substantial federal issue | 2026-04-06 |
| Greenman v. Yuba Power Products | Yes. A manufacturer is strictly liable in tort when it places on the market a product with a ma… | 2026-04-07 |
| Gregory v. Ashcroft | Clear statement rule — Congress must speak clearly before overriding state authority | 2026-04-06 |
| Groves v. John Wunder Co. | Willful breach entitles non-breaching party to cost-of-completion damages | 2026-04-06 |
| Guaranty Trust Co. v. York | Outcome-determinative test for applying state law in diversity equity cases | 2026-04-06 |
| Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. | Noscitur a sociis — “prospectus” read in statutory context applies only to public offerings | 2026-04-06 |
| H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. | RICO “pattern” requires related predicate acts plus continuity | 2026-04-06 |
| Hadley v. Baxendale | Consequential damages limited to losses foreseeable at time of contracting | 2026-04-06 |
| Hamer v. Sidway | Forbearance from a legal right constitutes valid consideration | 2026-04-06 |
| Hammontree v. Jenner | No. The court refused to apply strict liability. Negligence, not strict liability, is the appro… | 2026-04-07 |
| Hanna v. Plumer | Two-track Erie analysis — FRCP governs when applicable; modified Erie otherwise | 2026-04-06 |
| Hans v. Louisiana | State sovereign immunity bars federal court suits against states by their own citizens | 2026-04-06 |
| Heckler v. Chaney | Agency refusal to enforce presumptively unreviewable under APA § 701(a)(2) | 2026-04-06 |
| Hertz Corp. v. Friend | Nerve center test for corporate principal place of business in diversity jurisdiction | 2026-04-06 |
| Hickman v. Taylor | Work product doctrine protects attorney mental impressions from discovery | 2026-04-06 |
| Hilder v. St. Peter | Implied warranty of habitability — caveat lessee abolished in residential leases | 2026-04-06 |
| Hilton v. Guyot | Foundational case on recognition of foreign judgments under comity | 2026-04-06 |
| Hoechster v. De La Tour | Anticipatory repudiation constitutes immediate breach; suit allowed before performance date | 2026-04-06 |
| Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores | Promissory estoppel applies to pre-contractual negotiations even without final agreement | 2026-04-06 |
| Hospital Corporation of America v. FTC | Yes. Judge Posner, writing for the Seventh Circuit, affirmed the FTC’s order. The acquisitions… | 2026-04-07 |
| Huddleston v. United States | FRE 404(b) other acts requires only conditional relevance — sufficient evidence for jury | 2026-04-06 |
| Hudson v. Michigan | No. Suppression is not the appropriate remedy for knock-and-announce violations. The exclusiona… | 2026-04-07 |
| Hughes v. Fetter | Full Faith and Credit requires state to open courts to sister-state wrongful death claim | 2026-04-06 |
| Hurtado v. Superior Court | California comparative impairment — Mexican damages cap not applied to Mexican victims | 2026-04-06 |
| Hustler Magazine v. Falwell | No. The First Amendment bars public figures from recovering for IIED for parody or satire that… | 2026-04-07 |
| Illinois v. Gates | Probable cause assessed under totality-of-the-circumstances test | 2026-04-06 |
| In re Schneider’s Estate | The remainder was contingent because the identity of the ultimate beneficiaries (which of the s… | 2026-04-07 |
| In re Sealed Case | Crime-fraud exception applies to work product; attorney services used to further crime unprotected | 2026-04-06 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt RR v. American Cyanamid | No. Judge Posner held that shipping acrylonitrile through Chicago is not abnormally dangerous f… | 2026-04-07 |
| INS v. Chadha | Legislative veto unconstitutional — bicameralism and presentment required | 2026-04-06 |
| International Shoe Co. v. Washington | Minimum contacts / fair play standard replaces territorial power theory for personal jurisdiction | 2026-04-06 |
| International Shoe v. Washington | Due process is satisfied when a non-resident defendant has “minimum contacts” with the forum st… | 2026-04-07 |
| J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro | No jurisdiction over McIntyre in New Jersey. The Court again fragmented: four justices (Kennedy… | 2026-04-07 |
| J.W. Hampton Jr. & Co. v. United States | Intelligible principle standard for permissible delegation of legislative power | 2026-04-06 |
| Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. Kent | Substantial performance doctrine — trivial innocent deviation gives diminution in value, not replacement cost | 2026-04-06 |
| Jacobson v. United States | Yes. The government failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jacobson was predisposed to… | 2026-04-07 |
| Johnson v. M’Intosh | Doctrine of Discovery — Native American title / foundational property acquisition case | 2026-04-06 |
| Johnson v. United States | No. The search violated the Fourth Amendment. The smell of opium established probable cause, bu… | 2026-04-07 |
| Kahn v. Lynch Communications Systems | The existence of a special committee of independent directors in a controlling-shareholder tran… | 2026-04-07 |
| Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp | Yes. When both procedural protections are established as conditions from the outset — before an… | 2026-04-07 |
| Kastigar v. United States | Yes. Use and derivative use immunity is coextensive with the Fifth Amendment privilege and thus… | 2026-04-07 |
| Katz v. United States | Fourth Amendment protects reasonable expectations of privacy, not merely places | 2026-04-06 |
| Kelo v. City of New London | Economic development qualifies as public use; broad legislative deference for takings | 2026-04-06 |
| Kentucky v. King | Yes, in most circumstances. Police do not create an impermissible exigency simply by approachin… | 2026-04-07 |
| King v. Burwell | Chevron deference does not apply here because the question of subsidy eligibility is a major… | 2026-04-07 |
| Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. | Presumption against extraterritoriality bars ATS claims for foreign conduct | 2026-04-06 |
| Kirksey v. Kirksey | The court reversed the trial court’s verdict for plaintiff, holding for defendant. The brother’… | 2026-04-07 |
| Kitchen v. Herring | Specific performance is available. Land is unique — every parcel is different — so damages are… | 2026-04-07 |
| Krell v. Henry | Frustration of purpose excuses performance when supervening event destroys contract’s entire basis | 2026-04-06 |
| Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael | Daubert gatekeeping extends to all expert testimony, not just scientific experts | 2026-04-06 |
| Kyles v. Whitley | Yes, the evidence was material. The Brady materiality test requires asking whether, consideri… | 2026-04-07 |
| Laclede Gas Co. v. Amoco Oil | Yes. Specific performance is available. The court rejected the argument that the contract was i… | 2026-04-07 |
| Landgraf v. USI Film Products | Presumption against retroactivity — new statutory rights apply prospectively | 2026-04-06 |
| Lawrence v. Fox | Intended third-party beneficiary may enforce promise directly against promisor | 2026-04-06 |
| Lawrence v. Texas | Substantive due process protects consensual same-sex intimate conduct | 2026-04-06 |
| Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. | Vertical resale price maintenance analyzed under rule of reason (Dr. Miles overruled) | 2026-04-06 |
| Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store | A sufficiently definite advertisement can constitute a binding offer | 2026-04-06 |
| Lilienthal v. Kaufman | Oregon law applies. Oregon’s interest in protecting its spendthrift citizens — and creditors wh… | 2026-04-07 |
| Londoner v. Denver | Due process requires hearing before individualized government assessments | 2026-04-06 |
| Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. | Per se physical taking — permanent physical occupation always requires compensation | 2026-04-06 |
| Louisville & Nashville R.R. v. Mottley | No. The Supreme Court dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction even though neither party rai… | 2026-04-07 |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley | Well-pleaded complaint rule — federal question must appear in plaintiff’s complaint | 2026-04-06 |
| Loving v. Virginia | Anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional; marriage is a fundamental right | 2026-04-06 |
| Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council | Per se regulatory taking when regulation destroys all economic value | 2026-04-06 |
| Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife | Three-part Article III standing test; speculative future harm insufficient | 2026-04-06 |
| MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co | Yes. When a manufacturer places into commerce a product that is inherently dangerous if neglige… | 2026-04-07 |
| Mahrenholz v. County Board of School Trustees | Distinguishes fee simple determinable from fee simple subject to condition subsequent | 2026-04-06 |
| Manillo v. Gorski | Good faith mistake is sufficient for adverse possession. The court rejected the “Maine doctrine… | 2026-04-07 |
| Mapp v. Ohio | Exclusionary rule incorporated against states — Fourth Amendment violations require suppression | 2026-04-06 |
| Marbury v. Madison | Establishes judicial review — courts’ power to strike down unconstitutional legislation | 2026-04-06 |
| Martin v. Herzog | Yes to both. Violation of a statutory safety standard is negligence per se — the jury has no di… | 2026-04-07 |
| Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee | Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over state court federal law decisions | 2026-04-06 |
| Martin v. Reynolds Metals Co | Yes. An invasion of a party’s possessory interest in land by particles — even microscopic ones… | 2026-04-07 |
| Maryland v. Buie | Yes, with limitations. Officers may conduct a protective sweep of the home incident to an in-ho… | 2026-04-07 |
| Massachusetts v. EPA | States have special solicitude in standing; GHGs are air pollutants under Clean Air Act | 2026-04-06 |
| Mathews v. Eldridge | Three-factor balancing test determines what process is constitutionally due | 2026-04-06 |
| McCormick v. United States | Hobbs Act conviction for campaign contributions requires explicit quid pro quo | 2026-04-06 |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | Implied powers under Necessary and Proper Clause; federal supremacy bars state taxation | 2026-04-06 |
| McDonnell v. United States | ”Official act” narrowly defined — mere access facilitation is not bribery | 2026-04-06 |
| McDougald v. Perry | Yes. A spare tire does not ordinarily escape from a tractor-trailer without negligence in the m… | 2026-04-07 |
| McIntosh v. Murphy | Yes. The Hawaii Supreme Court held that McIntosh’s substantial detrimental reliance — uprooting… | 2026-04-07 |
| McNally v. United States | No. The mail fraud statute protects only schemes to defraud involving money or property; it doe… | 2026-04-07 |
| Meehan v. Shaughnessy | Departing attorneys may notify clients but cannot secretly copy files or manipulate choices | 2026-04-06 |
| Meinhard v. Salmon | Co-venturers owe undivided loyalty; corporate opportunity must be disclosed | 2026-04-06 |
| Milkovich v. Saari | Minnesota law applies. Both parties are Minnesota domiciliaries; Minnesota has the dominant int… | 2026-04-07 |
| Milliken v. Pratt | Massachusetts law applies to capacity in this context. A person’s contractual capacity may be g… | 2026-04-07 |
| Mincey v. Arizona | No. The Fourth Amendment does not permit a warrantless search of a homicide scene simply becaus… | 2026-04-07 |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Police must give four warnings before custodial interrogation | 2026-04-06 |
| Mistretta v. United States | Yes. The creation of the Sentencing Commission does not violate either the non-delegation doctr… | 2026-04-07 |
| Monell v. Department of Social Services | Municipalities liable under § 1983 only for constitutional violations caused by official policy | 2026-04-06 |
| Monroe v. Pape | § 1983 reaches officials acting “under color of law” even when exceeding state authority | 2026-04-06 |
| Moore v. Regents of the University of California | No property right in excised cells; conversion rejected; informed consent required | 2026-04-06 |
| Moran v. Household International, Inc. | Poison pill / shareholder rights plan upheld as valid defensive measure | 2026-04-06 |
| Morrison v. Olson | Independent counsel statute upheld; for-cause removal of inferior officer does not violate Article II | 2026-04-06 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Ass’n v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. | Rescinding passive restraint rule was arbitrary and capricious under hard look review | 2026-04-06 |
| Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank and Trust Co. | Due process requires notice reasonably calculated to actually inform interested parties | 2026-04-06 |
| Muscarello v. United States | Plain meaning — “carry a firearm” includes vehicle transport; dictionary use explored | 2026-04-06 |
| Nanakuli Paving & Rock Co. v. Shell Oil Co. | UCC course of dealing and trade usage can qualify express written price terms | 2026-04-06 |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Ass’n v. Brand X | An agency’s Chevron-entitled interpretation prevails over a prior judicial statutory interpre… | 2026-04-07 |
| NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma | Rule of reason / quick look applies to NCAA’s broadcast output restrictions | 2026-04-06 |
| Neder v. United States | Materiality is an element of mail, wire, and bank fraud | 2026-04-06 |
| Neri v. Retail Marine Corp | Retail Marine was entitled to retain lost profits plus incidental damages. As a volume seller (… | 2026-04-07 |
| Neumeier v. Kuehner | Three-part Neumeier rules for guest statute conflicts in New York choice of law | 2026-04-06 |
| New York v. Quarles | Public safety exception permits pre-Miranda questioning to address immediate danger | 2026-04-06 |
| NFIB v. Sebelius | ACA individual mandate invalid under Commerce Clause but saved as a tax | 2026-04-06 |
| Nix v. Whiteside | Attorney’s refusal to assist perjury does not violate Sixth Amendment right to counsel | 2026-04-06 |
| Nix v. Williams | Yes. Evidence that would inevitably have been discovered through lawful means independent of th… | 2026-04-07 |
| North Carolina v. Alford | Court may accept guilty plea from defendant who maintains innocence if voluntary and evidenced | 2026-04-06 |
| O’Brien v. Cunard | O’Brien consented by holding out her arm. The surgeon was entitled to rely on objective manifes… | 2026-04-07 |
| Obergefell v. Hodges | Fundamental right to marry extends to same-sex couples | 2026-04-06 |
| Offshore Rental Co. v. Continental Oil Co | Louisiana law applies. Louisiana had a stronger interest in applying its rule permitting such r… | 2026-04-07 |
| Ohio v. Clark | Child’s statements to teachers identifying abuser were non-testimonial under Crawford | 2026-04-06 |
| Old Chief v. United States | Stipulation to prior conviction reduces probative value enough to exclude full conviction record | 2026-04-06 |
| Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad | Proximate cause / duty owed only to foreseeable plaintiffs (Cardozo vs. Andrews) | 2026-04-06 |
| Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan | Hot oil provisions struck down — no intelligible principle guiding presidential discretion | 2026-04-06 |
| Paramount Communications, Inc. v. QVC Network, Inc. | Revlon triggered by transfer of control; deal protections impeding higher bid struck down | 2026-04-06 |
| Paramount Communications, Inc. v. Time Inc. | Revlon not triggered where board pursues long-range strategic plan without ceding control | 2026-04-06 |
| Parker v. 20th Century Fox Film Corp. | Employee need not accept different or inferior work to mitigate wrongful discharge damages | 2026-04-06 |
| Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore | Offensive non-mutual collateral estoppel permitted subject to trial court discretion | 2026-04-06 |
| Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York | Regulatory takings — ad hoc three-factor Penn Central balancing test | 2026-04-06 |
| Pennoyer v. Neff | Classical territorial power theory of personal jurisdiction | 2026-04-06 |
| People v. Garrett | Yes. The prosecution’s suppression of impeachment evidence material to the defendant’s guilt or… | 2026-04-07 |
| People v. Goetz | Self-defense requires objectively reasonable belief in need for force | 2026-04-06 |
| People v. Knoller | Implied malice requires that the defendant actually knew her conduct endangered the life of ano… | 2026-04-07 |
| People v. One 1953 Ford Victoria | California law applies. The state where the proceeding is brought has a strong interest in enfo… | 2026-04-07 |
| People v. Rizzo | No. The defendants’ conduct did not constitute attempted robbery because they never came suffic… | 2026-04-07 |
| Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Ass’n | No. The APA’s notice-and-comment requirements do not apply to interpretive rules. Agencies may… | 2026-04-07 |
| Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts | Constitutional due process limits choice of law in multi-state class actions | 2026-04-06 |
| Picard v. Barry Pontiac-Buick | Yes. The employee’s intentional touching of the camera held by Picard constituted battery. Cont… | 2026-04-07 |
| Pierson v. Post | First possession of wild animals requires actual capture, not mere pursuit | 2026-04-06 |
| Pinkerton v. United States | Each conspirator liable for substantive offenses by co-conspirators in furtherance of conspiracy | 2026-04-06 |
| Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno | Forum non conveniens dismissal permissible even where alternative forum’s law is less favorable | 2026-04-06 |
| Planned Parenthood v. Casey | Reaffirms Roe’s core holding; replaces trimester framework with undue burden standard | 2026-04-06 |
| Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. | Board must maximize shareholder price once company is for sale | 2026-04-06 |
| Richards v. Wisconsin | No. States may not create a blanket exception to the knock-and-announce requirement for drug ca… | 2026-04-07 |
| Riggs v. Palmer | No one may profit from their own wrong — equitable principles supplement statutory text | 2026-04-06 |
| Riley v. California | Warrant required before searching cell phone seized incident to arrest | 2026-04-06 |
| Roe v. Wade | Right to abortion grounded in substantive due process (overruled by Dobbs, 2022) | 2026-04-06 |
| Rylands v. Fletcher | Yes. A person who brings onto his land something likely to do mischief if it escapes must keep… | 2026-04-07 |
| Santobello v. New York | Government must honor promises made in plea agreements | 2026-04-06 |
| Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States | NIRA fair competition codes struck down — unconstitutional delegation to private groups | 2026-04-06 |
| Schmuck v. United States | The mailings need not themselves be fraudulent. A mailing satisfies the mail fraud statute’s “u… | 2026-04-07 |
| Schultz v. Boy Scouts of America | Loss-allocation rules governed by common domicile, not place of tort | 2026-04-06 |
| SEC v. Ralston Purina Co | The exemption turns on whether the offerees need the protection of registration. An offering to… | 2026-04-07 |
| SEC v. W.J. Howey Co. | Four-part Howey test defines “investment contract” and what is a security | 2026-04-06 |
| Shaffer v. Heitner | Minimum contacts applies to all jurisdiction — property-based jurisdiction unified under International Shoe | 2026-04-06 |
| Shelley v. Kraemer | Judicial enforcement of racially restrictive covenants is unconstitutional state action | 2026-04-06 |
| Sherwood v. Walker | Mutual mistake as to substance of subject matter renders contract voidable | 2026-04-06 |
| Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories | Market share liability for DES — burden shifted to defendants in fungible-product causation | 2026-04-06 |
| Skilling v. United States | Honest services fraud limited to bribery and kickbacks (not undisclosed self-dealing) | 2026-04-06 |
| Smith v. Maryland | No. Smith had no reasonable expectation of privacy in the numbers he dialed because he voluntar… | 2026-04-07 |
| Smith v. Van Gorkom | Grossly negligent board approval of merger without adequate information loses BJR protection | 2026-04-06 |
| Snyder v. Phelps | Yes. The First Amendment protects Westboro’s speech on public land on matters of public concern… | 2026-04-07 |
| Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v. U.S. District Court | Hague Evidence Convention not mandatory; U.S. courts may use FRCP discovery | 2026-04-06 |
| Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain | ATS is jurisdictional only; actionable norms must be specific, universal, and obligatory | 2026-04-06 |
| Spano v. Perini | Yes. New York adopted strict liability for blasting operations — any harm caused by a blasting… | 2026-04-07 |
| Sparks v. Gustafson | Yes. Sparks was entitled to compensation for the reasonable value of his services under unjust… | 2026-04-07 |
| Staples v. United States | Yes. The NFA’s silence on mens rea does not make possession of an unregistered machine gun a st… | 2026-04-07 |
| State Rubbish Collectors Ass’n v. Siliznoff | Yes. Recovery for intentional infliction of severe emotional distress is available even without… | 2026-04-07 |
| State v. Davis | Criminal liability requires a voluntary act. An act performed while under hypnosis — where the… | 2026-04-07 |
| State v. Guthrie | Premeditation requires actual reflection — instantaneous premeditation insufficient | 2026-04-06 |
| State v. Norman | Battered woman syndrome does not satisfy imminence requirement for self-defense | 2026-04-06 |
| State v. Olsen | A reasonable mistake of fact negates criminal liability where the offense requires a culpable m… | 2026-04-07 |
| State v. Pacheco | No. Washington’s conspiracy statute requires a genuine bilateral agreement between parties who… | 2026-04-07 |
| State v. Trombley | Yes. Deliberate ignorance is treated as equivalent to actual knowledge. A defendant cannot esca… | 2026-04-07 |
| State v. Utter | Automatism negates voluntary act requirement — no actus reus without conscious control | 2026-04-06 |
| Strawbridge v. Curtiss | Complete diversity rule — all plaintiffs must be diverse from all defendants | 2026-04-06 |
| Summers v. Tice | Alternative liability — burden of causation shifts to two negligent defendants | 2026-04-06 |
| Swidler & Berlin v. United States | Attorney-client privilege survives client’s death | 2026-04-06 |
| Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California | Therapist has duty to warn identifiable third parties of patient’s violent threats | 2026-04-06 |
| Taylor v. Caldwell | Destruction of necessary subject matter excuses performance — supervening impossibility | 2026-04-06 |
| Taylor v. State | First-degree murder requires proof of premeditation (prior thought/planning) and deliberation (… | 2026-04-07 |
| Tedla v. Ellman | No, not in these circumstances. When a safety statute’s violation occurred because compliance w… | 2026-04-07 |
| Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd | A “strong inference” of scienter under the PSLRA exists when the inference of fraudulent intent… | 2026-04-07 |
| Terry v. Ohio | Reasonable suspicion justifies brief investigatory stop and limited weapons frisk | 2026-04-06 |
| Texaco Inc. v. Dagher | Joint venture’s unified pricing of its own products is not per se price fixing | 2026-04-06 |
| The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. | Forum selection clauses in international contracts prima facie valid and enforceable | 2026-04-06 |
| The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens | Necessity is not a defense to intentional killing of an innocent person | 2026-04-06 |
| Truck Rent-a-Center v. Puritan Farms | The liquidated damages clause was enforceable. At the time of contracting, the parties could no… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Nova Scotia Food Products Corp | Yes. Notice-and-comment is meaningless if agencies can withhold the technical basis for a rule… | 2026-04-07 |
| United Mine Workers v. Gibbs | Yes. A federal court may exercise “pendent” (now supplemental) jurisdiction over state-law clai… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Allen | Yes. The Second Circuit held that the government violated the defendants’ Fifth Amendment right… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Binday | Mail/wire fraud — scheme to defraud insurer through misrepresentations on applications | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Carpenter | Misappropriation of employer’s confidential information for trading violates Rule 10b-5 | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Carroll Towing Co. | Hand formula (B < PL) for determining negligence / breach of duty of care | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Durland | Yes. The mail fraud statute reaches any scheme to defraud, including promises made with present… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Florida East Coast Railway | No. An enabling statute’s requirement of “hearing” before rulemaking does not automatically req… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Hubbell | Yes. The Fifth Amendment protected Hubbell’s act of producing documents because the production… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Jewell | Willful blindness satisfies the “knowingly” mens rea element | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Jones | GPS tracking device on car constitutes Fourth Amendment search (trespass theory) | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Leon | Good faith reliance on facially valid warrant defeats exclusionary rule | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Locke | Textualism — “prior to December 31” means by December 30; plain meaning applied | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Lopez | First Commerce Clause limit in 60 years — gun possession near schools not economic activity | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Mead Corp. | Chevron step zero — deference requires congressional delegation of lawmaking authority | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Microsoft Corp. | Exclusionary conduct by Windows monopolist violated § 2 — landmark tech antitrust | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Miller | No. Bank records are the bank’s business records, not the customer’s private papers. By dealing… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Philadelphia National Bank | Structural presumption of illegality for high-concentration mergers under Clayton Act § 7 | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Robinson | Yes. A lawful custodial arrest justifies a full search of the person as a matter of course, wit… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Ross | Yes. If police have probable cause to search a lawfully stopped vehicle, they may search every… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Salerno | Pretrial detention based on dangerousness is a permissible regulatory measure | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Santos | ”Proceeds” in money laundering statute means profits, not gross receipts | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. | Per se rule against horizontal price fixing under Sherman Act § 1 | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers | Yes. The illegal gratuity statute requires a specific connection between the thing of value and… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Takhalov | Wire fraud requires intent to harm victim, not just deceive | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Tome | FRE 801(d)(1)(B) prior consistent statements must predate the alleged motive to fabricate | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. | Horizontal territorial market allocation is per se illegal under Sherman Act § 1 | 2026-04-06 |
| United States v. Walters | No. The wire fraud statute requires a scheme to obtain money or property. Depriving a universit… | 2026-04-07 |
| United States v. Williams | No. Federal courts may not exercise their supervisory power to impose a duty on prosecutors to… | 2026-04-07 |
| Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co. | Enhanced scrutiny (two-part Unocal test) governs defensive measures against hostile takeovers | 2026-04-06 |
| Upjohn Co. v. United States | Attorney-client privilege extends to all corporate employees under subject matter test | 2026-04-06 |
| Van Sandt v. Royster | Yes. An easement was implied by prior use because: (1) Bailey had used the sewer drain continuo… | 2026-04-07 |
| Van Valkenburgh v. Lutz | Adverse possession — actual use requirement / what counts as sufficient possession | 2026-04-06 |
| Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC | Courts may not impose rulemaking procedures beyond APA’s minimum floors | 2026-04-06 |
| Village Commons LLC v. MCPO | Yes. Where a landlord’s acts or omissions substantially interfere with the tenant’s beneficial… | 2026-04-07 |
| Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. | Constitutionality of municipal zoning as valid exercise of police power | 2026-04-06 |
| Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co. | Private necessity is qualified privilege — actor liable for damage caused despite justification | 2026-04-06 |
| Volkswagenwerk AG v. Schlunk | Hague Service Convention applies only when service requires transmitting documents abroad | 2026-04-06 |
| Wagon Mound I | A defendant is liable only for damage of the type that was reasonably foreseeable as a conseque… | 2026-04-07 |
| Walker & Co. v. Harrison | Only material breach justifies repudiation — minor breach gives damages but not excuse | 2026-04-06 |
| Warden v. Hayden | Yes. The exigency of hot pursuit of a fleeing armed felon justifies a warrantless entry into a… | 2026-04-07 |
| Warner v. McLay | The owner is entitled to the cost of completion (what it costs to finish the work with a substi… | 2026-04-07 |
| Watts v. Watts | Yes. The unmarried cohabitant may pursue claims based on express or implied contract, as well a… | 2026-04-07 |
| Webb v. McGowin | Yes. The Alabama Court of Appeals held the promise enforceable. Where a promisee has previously… | 2026-04-07 |
| Weinberger v. UOP, Inc. | Entire fairness (fair dealing + fair price) governs controlling shareholder freeze-out mergers | 2026-04-06 |
| Welsh v. Wisconsin | No. The government’s interest in hot pursuit of a suspect is insufficient to justify a warrantl… | 2026-04-07 |
| Wheeler v. White | Promissory estoppel is available even when the underlying promise is too indefinite to constitu… | 2026-04-07 |
| White v. Benkowski | Contract damages limited to economic loss — no punitive damages or mental distress | 2026-04-06 |
| White v. Tennant | White had not established a Pennsylvania domicile. He died before arriving and physically settl… | 2026-04-07 |
| Whitman v. American Trucking Associations | No. The Court unanimously held that the statute’s “intelligible principle” — protect public hea… | 2026-04-07 |
| Wilson v. Arkansas | Yes. The common-law knock-and-announce principle is a component of the Fourth Amendment’s reaso… | 2026-04-07 |
| Womack v. Eldridge | Yes. The Virginia Supreme Court adopted the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distres… | 2026-04-07 |
| Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon | Implied reasonable-efforts obligation prevents contract from being illusory | 2026-04-06 |
| World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson | Defendant’s own purposeful conduct — not mere foreseeability — must create forum connection | 2026-04-06 |
| World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson | No. The mere foreseeability that a product might end up in a forum state is insufficient for pe… | 2026-04-07 |
| Wyoming v. Houghton | Yes. When officers have probable cause to search a vehicle for contraband, they may search all… | 2026-04-07 |
| Ybarra v. Illinois | No. The Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement means that a search warrant for a place do… | 2026-04-07 |
| Ybarra v. Spangard | Yes. When a plaintiff suffers injury during an operation while under anesthesia, and the injury… | 2026-04-07 |
| Zapata Corp. v. Maldonado | Two-step framework for SLC motions to dismiss derivative suits | 2026-04-06 |
| Adams v. Jarvis | Partnership agreement may restrict withdrawing partner’s share of accounts receivable | 2026-04-10 |
| Alaniz v. Schal Associates | Subcontractor as intended third-party beneficiary of general contractor–owner contract | 2026-04-10 |
| Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co. v. Dunbar Molasses Co. | Supplier bears risk of source failure absent protective clause; impossibility rejected | 2026-04-10 |
| Caspi v. Microsoft Network | Clickwrap agreement with forum selection clause enforceable against online subscribers | 2026-04-10 |
| City of Midland v. O’Bryant | Texas rejects implied good faith covenant in at-will employment relationships | 2026-04-10 |
| ConEdison v. Arroll | Substantial performance entitles contractor to contract price less cost to cure minor defects | 2026-04-10 |
| Cooke v. Oolie | Director conflict of interest triggers entire fairness review rather than business judgment rule | 2026-04-10 |
| Crane Ice Cream Co. v. Terminal Freezing & Heating Co. | Personal service contract not assignable where identity of buyer was material to supplier | 2026-04-10 |
| Donovan v. RRL Corp. | Car dealer bound by advertised price; unilateral mistake defense rejected under California statute | 2026-04-10 |
| Dwyer v. Jung | Covenant not to compete enforceable if reasonable in scope; New Jersey blue-pencil approach | 2026-04-10 |
| Fletcher v. A.J. Industries | Piercing corporate veil: inadequate capitalization plus failure to observe formalities | 2026-04-10 |
| Flowers v. Diamond Shamrock Corp. | Pre-existing duty rule bars enforcement of employment contract modification lacking new consideration | 2026-04-10 |
| Fortune v. National Cash Register | Implied good faith covenant prevents employer from firing salesperson to deprive earned commissions | 2026-04-10 |
| Gallant Insurance Co. v. Isaac | Insurance company bound by agent’s representations within scope of apparent authority | 2026-04-10 |
| Gibson v. Cranage | Subjective satisfaction condition strictly enforced in personal-taste contracts | 2026-04-10 |
| H.R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co. | Property owners are only incidental beneficiaries of water supply contract; no suit for breach | 2026-04-10 |
| Haines v. City of New York | Party who has fully performed may not be subjected to at-will termination by other party | 2026-04-10 |
| Hariton v. Arco Electronics | Delaware rejects de facto merger doctrine; form controls over economic substance | 2026-04-10 |
| Hoover v. Sun Oil Co. | Gas station operator with day-to-day control is independent contractor; no vicarious liability | 2026-04-10 |
| Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Martin | Gas station operator controlled by oil company is agent; company vicariously liable | 2026-04-10 |
| Jackson v. Seymour | Mutual mistake about valuable timber on land sold as ordinary farmland; rescission granted | 2026-04-10 |
| Jenson Farms Co. v. Cargill, Inc. | Creditor exercising operational control over debtor becomes principal liable for debtor’s contracts | 2026-04-10 |
| JNA Realty Corp. v. Cross Bay Chelsea | Equitable relief from forfeiture of lease option; negligent failure to timely exercise option excused | 2026-04-10 |
| Jones v. Star Credit Corp. | Unconscionability under UCC § 2-302; freezer sold to welfare recipients at four times retail value | 2026-04-10 |
| K&G Construction Co. v. Harris | Material breach by subcontractor discharges general contractor’s duty to make progress payments | 2026-04-10 |
| Kamin v. American Express Co. | Business judgment rule defers to board’s decision on dividend distribution method | 2026-04-10 |
| Karpinski v. Ingrasci | Covenant not to compete reformed to area where dentist actually competed; blue-pencil approach | 2026-04-10 |
| Lenawee County Board of Health v. Messerly | ”As is” clause allocates risk of unknown sewage defect to buyer; mutual mistake rescission denied | 2026-04-10 |
| Lloyd v. Murphy | Frustration of purpose doctrine narrowly applied; WWII car restrictions foreseeable | 2026-04-10 |
| Macke Co. v. Pizza of Gaithersburg | Commercial service contract assignable absent personal relationship making identity material | 2026-04-10 |
| Mineral Park Land Co. v. Howard | Commercial impracticability excuses performance when extraction cost is grossly disproportionate | 2026-04-10 |
| Mitchill v. Lath | Parol evidence rule bars oral icehouse-removal agreement; collateral agreement test | 2026-04-10 |
| OW Grun Roofing & Construction Co. v. Cope | Streaked roof not substantial performance; aesthetic result is part of contract’s essential purpose | 2026-04-10 |
| Page v. Page | At-will partner has power to dissolve but may be liable for breach of fiduciary duty if in bad faith | 2026-04-10 |
| Papas v. Tzolis | LLC members’ fiduciary duties waived by arm’s-length disclaimers in buyout agreement | 2026-04-10 |
| PG&E v. G.W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co. | California liberal parol evidence rule: extrinsic evidence admissible to explain ambiguous terms | 2026-04-10 |
| Plante v. Jacobs | Substantial performance doctrine; diminished value (not cost to cure) for misplaced wall | 2026-04-10 |
| Raffles v. Wichelhaus | Latent ambiguity about which ship “Peerless”; no meeting of minds, no contract | 2026-04-10 |
| Rouse v. United States | Assignee takes subject to all defenses obligor had against assignor | 2026-04-10 |
| Schwartzreich v. Baum-Basch | Simultaneous rescission and re-formation of employment contract provides valid consideration | 2026-04-10 |
| Seaver v. Ransom | Donee third-party beneficiary (niece) may enforce promise made to dying woman | 2026-04-10 |
| Siegel v. Buntrock | Demand futility analysis in derivative suit; business judgment rule applied to litigation decisions | 2026-04-10 |
| Southwest Engineering Co. v. Martin Tractor Co. | Contract formed despite conflicting forms; UCC gap-fillers supply open terms | 2026-04-10 |
| Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp. | Browsewrap agreement unenforceable; users lacked adequate notice of license terms | 2026-04-10 |
| Stewart v. Newbury | Absent express installment agreement, payment due only upon substantial completion | 2026-04-10 |
| Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Two-part direct/derivative test: who suffered harm and who would receive benefit of recovery | 2026-04-10 |
| Tymshare v. Covell | Implied good faith limits employer’s discretion to modify commission formula arbitrarily | 2026-04-10 |
| Vohland v. Sweet | Partnership by estoppel: holding out another as partner creates liability to third parties | 2026-04-10 |
| Wood v. Boynton | Seller who knowingly sold unidentified stone assumed risk of mistake; rescission denied | 2026-04-10 |
| Alabama v. Shelton | Yes. The Supreme Court held, 5–4, that a suspended sentence of imprisonm | 2026-04-08 | | Argersinger v. Hamlin | Yes. The Supreme Court held unanimously that no person may be imprisoned | 2026-04-08 | | Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States | The Court unanimously reversed the conviction, holding that the jury ins | 2026-04-08 | | Atkins v. Virginia | The Court held that the execution of intellectually disabled persons con | 2026-04-08 | | Auerbach v. Bennett | The New York Court of Appeals held that the business judgment rule appli | 2026-04-09 | | Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for Great Oregon | The Court upheld the FWS regulation under Chevron deference, finding the | 2026-04-08 | | Baker v. Carr | Reapportionment claims raise justiciable questions under the Equal Prote | 2026-04-09 | | Baker v. Weedon | The court declined to order a complete sale of the farm as premature, fi | 2026-04-08 | | Bennett v. Spear | The Supreme Court held unanimously that the ranchers had standing under | 2026-04-09 | | Berghuis v. Thompkins | The Court held that Thompkins implicitly waived his Miranda rights by an | 2026-04-08 | | Bethel v. New York City Transit Authority | The New York Court of Appeals abolished the heightened common carrier st | 2026-04-09 | | Betts v. Brady | No. The Supreme Court held that the 14th Amendment did not require state | 2026-04-09 | | Birbrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank, P.C. v. Superior Court | The court held that the firm did practice law in California without a li | 2026-04-08 | | Blasius Industries v. Atlas Corp | The Court of Chancery invalidated the board’s action, holding that when | 2026-04-09 | | Block v. Community Nutrition Institute | The Supreme Court held that the AMAA impliedly precluded consumer review | 2026-04-09 | | Bolling v. Sharpe | Yes. Racial segregation in the District of Columbia’s public schools vio | 2026-04-09 | | Boyle v. United Technologies Corp | The Supreme Court held five-to-four that federal common law does provide | 2026-04-09 | | Brady v. United States | No. The Supreme Court upheld Brady’s guilty plea, holding that a plea en | 2026-04-09 | | Burford v. Sun Oil Co | The Supreme Court held that the district court abused its discretion by | 2026-04-09 | | Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc | Yes on both questions. The Court held RFRA applies to closely held corpo | 2026-04-08 | | CFTC v. Weintraub | The Court held that the bankruptcy trustee, not the former officers, hol | 2026-04-08 | | Clinton v. City of New York | The Supreme Court struck down the Line Item Veto Act six-to-three. The P | 2026-04-09 | | Cooper v. Aaron | No. State officials are bound by the Supreme Court’s constitutional inte | 2026-04-09 | | Costello v. United States | The Supreme Court upheld the indictment unanimously. A grand jury may re | 2026-04-08 | | Craig v. Boren | Yes. The Oklahoma statute violated the Equal Protection Clause because t | 2026-04-09 | | Crowell v. Benson | The Supreme Court upheld the Compensation Act as applied to “public righ | 2026-04-09 | | Darby v. Cisneros | The Supreme Court held unanimously that APA §704 governs exhaustion of a | 2026-04-09 | | Davies v. Mann | No. The Court of Exchequer held for Davies (the plaintiff), finding that | 2026-04-09 | | Dillon v. Legg | Yes. The California Supreme Court held that zone-of-danger was not the c | 2026-04-09 | | District of Columbia v. Heller | Yes. The Supreme Court held, 5–4, that the Second Amendment protects an | 2026-04-08 | | Doggett v. United States | Yes. The Supreme Court held, 5–4, that the delay violated Doggett’s spee | 2026-04-08 | | Doran v. Petroleum Management Corp. | The court held that the § 4(2) exemption was unavailable because the off | 2026-04-08 | | EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco) | The Supreme Court (5-4) held that Title VII did not apply extraterritori | 2026-04-09 | | Edwards v. SEC | The Court unanimously held that fixed-return arrangements can be investm | 2026-04-08 | | Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc | Yes. The Court held that § 1367(a) grants supplemental jurisdiction over | 2026-04-08 | | Farwell v. Keaton | Yes. The Michigan Supreme Court held that Siegrist owed a duty of reason | 2026-04-09 | | Fauntleroy v. Lum | Yes. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the Full Faith and Credit | 2026-04-09 | | Forman v. Community Services, Inc. | The Court held the shares were not securities. Although labeled “stock,” | 2026-04-08 | | Francis v. United Jersey Bank | Yes. The New Jersey Supreme Court held that Mrs. Pritchard was personall | 2026-04-09 | | Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw Environmental Services | The Supreme Court held that plaintiffs had standing based on members’ re | 2026-04-09 | | Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority | Yes. National League of Cities v. Usery is overruled. The FLSA applies t | 2026-04-09 | | Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. | The Supreme Court (5-4) held that Geier’s common law tort claim was pree | 2026-04-09 | | Georgia v. Randolph | The Court held that a warrantless consent search over the express object | 2026-04-08 | | Ghen v. Rich | The federal district court held for Ghen, finding that he had acquired p | 2026-04-09 | | Gibbons v. Ogden | Congress has broad power to regulate commerce among the states, includin | 2026-04-09 | | Graham v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co | No. The Delaware Supreme Court held that, absent any “red flags” or prio | 2026-04-09 | | Graham v. Connor | The Supreme Court held that all claims of excessive force by law enforce | 2026-04-09 | | Grutter v. Bollinger | Yes. Justice O’Connor, writing for a 5–4 majority, held that student bod | 2026-04-08 | | Hanson v. Denckla | No. The Supreme Court held that Florida lacked both in personam and in r | 2026-04-08 | | Harris v. Balk | Yes. The Supreme Court held that the situs of a debt travels with the de | 2026-04-09 | | Hess v. Pawloski | No. The Supreme Court held the Massachusetts statute constitutional. A s | 2026-04-08 | | Holbrook v. Taylor | Yes. The Kentucky Court of Appeals held that Taylor had an irrevocable l | 2026-04-09 | | Home Insurance Co. v. Dick | No. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Texas’s application of its | 2026-04-09 | | Hurtado v. California | No. The Supreme Court upheld Hurtado’s conviction, holding that the 14th | 2026-04-09 | | Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly and Co | The New York Court of Appeals adopted a market share liability theory, a | 2026-04-09 | | ICC v. Locomotive Engineers | The Supreme Court held that the “committed to agency discretion” excepti | 2026-04-09 | | Illinois v. Perkins | The Court held that Miranda warnings are not required when a suspect spe | 2026-04-08 | | In re Von Bulow | The court held that voluntary disclosure of privileged materials waives | 2026-04-08 | | Jacques v. Steenberg Homes, Inc. | The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the 100,000 punitive damages awa | 2026-04-08 | | [[Johnson v. Robison]] | The Supreme Court held that the preclusion provision applied only to int | 2026-04-09 | | [[Johnson v. Zerbst]] | Yes. The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to counsel in all federal cr | 2026-04-09 | | [[Joy v. North]] | The Second Circuit reversed, holding that courts must conduct an indepen | 2026-04-09 | | [[Katz v. Bregman]] | Yes. The Delaware Court of Chancery enjoined the sale, holding that the | 2026-04-09 | | [[Keeble v. Hickeringill]] | Yes. The Queen's Bench held in favor of Keeble, finding that Hickeringil | 2026-04-09 | | [[Keller v. State Bar of California]] | The Court held unanimously that an integrated bar may not use compulsory | 2026-04-08 | | [[Kennedy v. Louisiana]] | Yes. The Supreme Court held that the death penalty is unconstitutional a | 2026-04-09 | | [[Korematsu v. United States]] | No. The Supreme Court upheld the exclusion order, 6–3, holding that raci | 2026-04-08 | | [[Kyllo v. United States]] | The Court held that using sense-enhancing technology not in general publ | 2026-04-08 | | [[Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth]] | The Court unanimously held that the shares were securities. The sale of | 2026-04-08 | | [[Lemon v. Kurtzman]] | Yes. Both statutes violated the Establishment Clause because they create | 2026-04-09 | | [[Lincoln v. Vigil]] | The Supreme Court unanimously held that the IHS's decision to reallocate | 2026-04-09 | | [[Lindh v. Murphy]] | The Court held that AEDPA's new standards for non-capital habeas cases ( | 2026-04-08 | | [[Lochner v. New York]] | Yes. The Supreme Court, 5–4, struck down the New York law as an illegiti | 2026-04-08 | | [[Maryland v. King]] | The Court upheld the DNA collection as a reasonable search under the Fou | 2026-04-08 | | [[Maryland v. Shatzer]] | The Court held that a break in Miranda custody of at least 14 days elimi | 2026-04-08 | | [[McCleskey v. Kemp]] | The Court held that statistical evidence of systemic racial disparity is | 2026-04-08 | | [[McDonald v. City of Chicago]] | Yes. The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of | 2026-04-09 | | [[McGee v. International Life Insurance Co]] | Yes. The Supreme Court held that California had jurisdiction. The insure | 2026-04-08 | | [[Michelson v. United States]] | The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and confirmed that once a defend | 2026-04-09 | | [[Michigan v. Long]] | On jurisdiction: Yes, the Supreme Court has jurisdiction when the state | 2026-04-09 | | [[Missouri v. Holland]] | Yes. The treaty power in Article II, Section 2 is not limited by the Ten | 2026-04-09 | | [[Missouri v. Seibert]] | The Court held that the second (post-warning) confession was inadmissibl | 2026-04-08 | | [[Montana v. Egelhoff]] | A plurality of the Court upheld the Montana statute, holding that the Co | 2026-04-08 | | [[Morgan v. High Penn Oil Co]] | Yes. The North Carolina Supreme Court held that the refinery's emissions | 2026-04-09 | | [[Morton v. Mancari]] | The Court held that the Indian preference was not repealed by the EEOA a | 2026-04-08 | | [[Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.]] | Judge Benjamin Cardozo held for the defendant. Murphy assumed the risk o | 2026-04-08 | | [[Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Hillmon]] | The Supreme Court held the letters were admissible. A declarant's out-of | 2026-04-09 | | [[NC Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC]] | The Court held that when a state regulatory board is controlled by activ | 2026-04-08 | | [[NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co.]] | The Supreme Court held that the NLRB had the discretion to announce new | 2026-04-09 | | [[NLRB v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago]] | The Court held that the NLRA did not grant the NLRB jurisdiction over re | 2026-04-08 | | [[National Biscuit Co. v. Stroud]] | Yes, Stroud was liable. The North Carolina Supreme Court held that Freem | 2026-04-09 | | [[New York Times Co. v. Sullivan]] | Yes. The First Amendment prohibits a public official from recovering dam | 2026-04-09 | | [[New York v. United States]] | No. The Supreme Court held, 6–3, that the take-title provision was uncon | 2026-04-08 | | [[Newton v. Rumery]] | A plurality of the Court held that release-dismissal agreements are not | 2026-04-08 | | [[Norton v. SUWA]] | The Supreme Court reversed unanimously, holding that §706(1) only author | 2026-04-09 | | [[Othen v. Rosier]] | No. The Texas Supreme Court held that Othen failed to establish either a | 2026-04-09 | | [[Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon]] | Justice Holmes held that the Kohler Act constituted a compensable taking | 2026-04-08 | | [[People v. Marrero]] | No. The New York Court of Appeals rejected Marrero's mistake-of-law defe | 2026-04-09 | | [[Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co]] | Yes. The Supreme Court held that Ohio could exercise general jurisdictio | 2026-04-08 | | [[Picker International, Inc. v. Varian Associates, Inc.]] | The court held that firm mergers impute conflicts from each firm to the | 2026-04-08 | | [[Powell v. Alabama]] | Yes. The Supreme Court reversed the convictions, holding that the denial | 2026-04-09 | | [[Printz v. United States]] | No. The Supreme Court held, 5–4, that the Brady Act's interim provision | 2026-04-08 | | [[Railroad Commission of Texas v. Pullman Co]] | The Supreme Court unanimously held that the district court should stay t | 2026-04-09 | | [[Reeves v. Ernst & Young]] | The Court held that the notes were securities. Notes are presumptively s | 2026-04-08 | | [[Reynolds v. Sims]] | Yes. The Equal Protection Clause demands that seats in both chambers of | 2026-04-09 | | [[Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.]] | The Court held that the MDA expressly preempts state tort claims that im | 2026-04-08 | | [[Romer v. Evans]] | Yes. Colorado's Amendment 2 violated the Equal Protection Clause because | 2026-04-09 | | [[Roper v. Simmons]] | The Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits capital punishment fo | 2026-04-08 | | [[Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co]] | Yes. The Court held unanimously that federal courts may address personal | 2026-04-08 | | [[Schneckloth v. Bustamonte]] | The Court held that the voluntariness of consent is determined by the to | 2026-04-08 | | [[Scott v. Harris]] | No. The Supreme Court reversed, granting summary judgment to Officer Sco | 2026-04-09 | | [[Shepard v. United States]] | The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Cardozo, held the statement | 2026-04-09 | | [[Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co]] | The Supreme Court held that federal jurisdiction in a declaratory judgme | 2026-04-09 | | [[Smith v. City of Jackson]] | The Supreme Court (plurality) held that the ADEA does permit disparate i | 2026-04-09 | | [[South Dakota v. Dole]] | Yes. The Supreme Court upheld the condition as a valid exercise of the S | 2026-04-08 | | [[Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co.]] | The court held the feedlot was a public nuisance and granted the injunct | 2026-04-08 | | [[Stack v. Boyle]] | Yes. The Supreme Court held that the 50,000 bail was excessive because | 2026-04-08 | | State v. Shack | The court reversed the trespass convictions, holding that Tedesco’s prop | 2026-04-08 | | State v. Tally | Yes, Tally was guilty as an accomplice. The court held that accomplice l | 2026-04-09 | | Stern v. Marshall | The Supreme Court held five-to-four that the bankruptcy court lacked con | 2026-04-09 | | Stone v. Ritter | The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of the derivative suit, ho | 2026-04-09 | | Swift v. Tyson | Justice Story, writing for the Court, held that the Rules of Decision Ac | 2026-04-09 | | Tarnowski v. Resop | Yes. The Minnesota Supreme Court held that Tarnowski was entitled to rec | 2026-04-09 | | Tennessee v. Garner | The Court held that the use of deadly force to prevent escape of a fleei | 2026-04-08 | | Testa v. Katt | Yes. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Rhode Island courts were r | 2026-04-09 | | Texas v. Johnson | Yes. Flag burning is expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment | 2026-04-09 | | Thing v. La Chusa | No. The California Supreme Court restricted the Dillon v. Legg framework | 2026-04-09 | | Tollett v. Henderson | No. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that a guilty plea waives the ri | 2026-04-09 | | United States v. Abel | The Supreme Court unanimously held that the gang membership evidence was | 2026-04-09 | | United States v. Armstrong | The Supreme Court held, 8–1, that defendants must present some evidence | 2026-04-08 | | United States v. Bagley | Yes. The Court held that Brady applies to impeachment evidence as well a | 2026-04-08 | | United States v. Mezzanatto | The Supreme Court (7-2) held that the exclusionary protections of FRE 41 | 2026-04-09 | | United States v. Morrison | No. Gender-motivated violence is not economic activity and does not subs | 2026-04-09 | | United States v. Virginia | Yes. VMI’s male-only admissions policy violated the Equal Protection Cla | 2026-04-09 | | Universal Camera Corp. v. NLRB | The Supreme Court held that substantial evidence review requires courts | 2026-04-09 | | Wachovia Bank v. Schmidt | The Supreme Court unanimously held that a national bank, for diversity j | 2026-04-09 | | Washington v. Davis | No. The Supreme Court held that discriminatory impact alone does not tri | 2026-04-08 | | Webster v. Doe | The Court held that the statutory preclusion was effective to bar APA re | 2026-04-09 | | White v. Brown | The Tennessee Supreme Court held that the will conveyed a fee simple abs | 2026-04-08 | | Wickard v. Filburn | Yes. Congress may regulate Filburn’s home-grown wheat because, when view | 2026-04-09 | | Williams v. Florida | The Supreme Court upheld Williams’s conviction, holding that the 6th Ame | 2026-04-09 | | Wyeth v. Levine | The Supreme Court (6-3) held that FDA approval did not preempt Levine’s | 2026-04-09 | | Yick Wo v. Hopkins | Yes. Even though the San Francisco ordinance was neutral on its face, it | 2026-04-09 | | Younger v. Harris | The Supreme Court reversed, holding that federal courts should not enjoi | 2026-04-09 | | Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer | No. The Supreme Court held, 6–3, that the steel seizure was unconstituti | 2026-04-08 | | Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics | Naturally occurring DNA sequences unpatentable; cDNA patentable | 2026-04-10 | | Ballou v. Henri Studios Inc. | FRE 403 — blood alcohol evidence improperly excluded; probative value not substantially outweighed | 2026-04-10 | | BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore | Due process limits on punitive damages; three-guidepost test for review | 2026-04-10 | | Carter v. Kinney | Bible study attendee was licensee, not invitee; no commercial benefit to host | 2026-04-10 | | Cayuga Indian Nation v. Pataki | Ancient Indian land claim barred by laches; equitable defenses available in federal common law | 2026-04-10 | | Christensen v. Swenson | Security guard eating lunch at post was within scope of employment; vicarious liability | 2026-04-10 | | Diamond v. Chakrabarty | Genetically engineered bacteria patentable; “anything under the sun made by man” | 2026-04-10 | | Doe v. Manheimer | Overgrown vegetation created opportunity for rapist; criminal act was superseding cause | 2026-04-10 | | Dreisonstok v. Volkswagenwerk A.G. | Crashworthiness doctrine; VW Microbus utility justified safety tradeoff; no design defect | 2026-04-10 | | Elmore v. American Motors Corp. | Strict products liability extends to bystanders injured by defective vehicle | 2026-04-10 | | Estancias Dallas Corp. v. Schultz | Private nuisance; air conditioner noise; injunction upheld despite abatement cost | 2026-04-10 | | Eyerman v. Mercantile Trust Co. | Testamentary direction to demolish house refused; public policy against waste | 2026-04-10 | | Gala v. Hamilton | Professional negligent misrepresentation; Restatement § 552 limits duty to intended recipients | 2026-04-10 | | Garner v. Wolfenbarger | Shareholders may pierce corporate attorney-client privilege on good cause showing in derivative suit | 2026-04-10 | | Gen. Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline | ADEA does not prohibit reverse age discrimination; favoring older workers is not unlawful | 2026-04-10 | | General Electric Co. v. Joiner | Abuse of discretion standard for Daubert rulings; analytical gap between data and conclusion | 2026-04-10 | | Hadacheck v. Sebastian | Zoning police power; brick yard closure not a taking; nuisance abatement | 2026-04-10 | | Hanks v. Powder Ridge Restaurant Corp. | Exculpatory clause unenforceable; recreational business cannot exculpate against own negligence | 2026-04-10 | | Hawkins v. Mahoney | Prison inmate cannot adversely possess cell; possession not hostile | 2026-04-10 | | Lamie v. United States Trustee | Literal statutory interpretation; awkward text does not justify rewriting § 330 | 2026-04-10 | | Luce v. United States | Defendant must testify to preserve challenge to in limine ruling on prior conviction impeachment | 2026-04-10 | | Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging | Punitive damages; hotel knowingly rented room with bedbugs; Posner economic deterrence analysis | 2026-04-10 | | Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr | MDA § 510(k) clearance does not expressly preempt state tort claims | 2026-04-10 | | Meyerhoffer v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance | Attorney may disclose client confidences to defend against claim arising from representation | 2026-04-10 | | N.Y. County Lawyers Ass’n v. Dacey | Self-help legal book is not unauthorized practice of law | 2026-04-10 | | Palmer v. Hoffman | Accident report prepared for litigation not admissible as business record under FRE 803(6) | 2026-04-10 | | People v. Fentress | Attorney-client privilege bars disclosure of client guilt; limits on defense counsel’s obligations | 2026-04-10 | | Perez v. Campbell | State financial responsibility law preempted by federal bankruptcy discharge; Supremacy Clause | 2026-04-10 | | Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories | Learned intermediary doctrine inapplicable to direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising | 2026-04-10 | | Pile v. Pedrick | 1.5-inch underground encroachment ordered removed; ad coelum doctrine; absolute property rights | 2026-04-10 | | Pocono Springs Civic Ass’n v. MacKenzie | Real property cannot be abandoned against a lien; owner liable for assessments | 2026-04-10 | | Posecai v. Wal-Mart Stores | Balancing test for duty to protect invitees from third-party crime; foreseeability analysis | 2026-04-10 | | Purcell v. District Attorney | Confidentiality bars disclosure of client’s intent to commit arson; no future-crime exception for property crimes | 2026-04-10 | | Randi W. v. Muroc Joint Unified School District | School district’s favorable recommendation of molester owed duty to foreseeable victims | 2026-04-10 | | Riddle v. Harmon | Joint tenant may unilaterally sever by conveying to self; strawman not required | 2026-04-10 | | Rowland v. Christian | Abolished licensee/invitee/trespasser categories; general reasonable care for all entrants | 2026-04-10 | | Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines | Large pain and suffering award affirmed; jury discretion in noneconomic damages | 2026-04-10 | | Seiler v. Lucasfilm, Ltd. | Best evidence rule applies to drawings; fraudulent destruction bars secondary evidence | 2026-04-10 | | Simonsen v. Thorin | No affirmative duty to rescue stranger absent special relationship or causation of peril | 2026-04-10 | | Specht v. Jensen | Attorney expert cannot testify about legal conclusions; exclusive province of the court | 2026-04-10 | | State Bar of Arizona v. Arizona Land Title & Trust Co. | Title company preparing deeds and contracts constitutes unauthorized practice of law | 2026-04-10 | | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell | 145:1 punitive ratio excessive; single-digit ratio presumptively valid under due process | 2026-04-10 | | Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | Temporary development moratorium not per se taking; Penn Central balancing applies | 2026-04-10 | | Tanner v. United States | FRE 606(b) bars juror testimony about juror drug and alcohol use to impeach verdict | 2026-04-10 | | Trimarco v. Klein | Custom as evidence of standard of care; failure to use safety glass; custom not conclusive | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Duffy | Best evidence rule does not require production of shirt bearing laundry mark | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Webster | FRE 609 balancing test for impeachment by prior conviction | 2026-04-10 | | Virtual Works, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America | Cybersquatting; ACPA; bad faith registration of “vw.net” | 2026-04-10 | | Visa USA Inc. v. First Data Corp. | Ethical screen sufficient to rebut imputed disqualification from lateral hire conflict | 2026-04-10 | | Weisgram v. Marley Co. | Appellate court may direct JMOL when only evidence was inadmissible expert testimony | 2026-04-10 | | Wishnatsky v. Huey | Door closing on arm; de minimis contact not battery; objective offensiveness standard | 2026-04-10 | | Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba | Act of state doctrine does not bar claims based on commercial acts; commercial exception recognized (plurality) | 2026-04-10 | | American Mining Congress v. EPA | Guidance documents construed as interpretive rules exempt from APA notice-and-comment; interpretive vs. legislative rule test | 2026-04-10 | | Argentina v. Weltover, Inc. | Argentina’s default on bonds was commercial activity under FSIA; nonpayment at New York banks satisfied “direct effect” | 2026-04-10 | | AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion | FAA preempts California unconscionability rule barring class arbitration waivers | 2026-04-10 | | Bachchan v. India Abroad Publications Inc. | English defamation judgment refused recognition; UK libel law incompatible with First Amendment public policy | 2026-04-10 | | Baker v. General Motors Corp. | Full Faith and Credit Clause does not require Missouri to enforce Michigan injunction barring witness testimony in Missouri court | 2026-04-10 | | Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino | Act of state doctrine is federal common law; U.S. courts will not examine validity of foreign sovereign act within its territory | 2026-04-10 | | Bernkrant v. Fowler | Nevada law applied to oral promise to make will; interest analysis favored Nevada where transaction was centered | 2026-04-10 | | Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Uranex | Pre-judgment attachment of foreign state’s commercial assets permissible to secure anticipated arbitration award | 2026-04-10 | | CFTC v. Schor | CFTC adjudication of state-law counterclaims constitutional under functionalist Article III analysis | 2026-04-10 | | Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. | Auer deference withheld for agency’s post hoc litigation interpretation that would cause unfair surprise | 2026-04-10 | | Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran | FSIA terrorism exception creates no implied federal cause of action; plaintiffs must rely on state law | 2026-04-10 | | Clarke v. Clarke | Full Faith and Credit requires Connecticut to honor South Carolina probate court’s interpretation of will | 2026-04-10 | | De Letelier v. Republic of Chile | FSIA non-commercial tort exception applies; Chile not immune for state-directed assassination on U.S. soil | 2026-04-10 | | De Melo v. Lederle Laboratories | Choice of law in international products liability; place of injury (Brazil) applied to govern claim | 2026-04-10 | | Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson | FSIA instrumentality requires direct state ownership; indirect ownership insufficient; status determined at filing | 2026-04-10 | | Dunlop v. Bachowski | Agency decision not to investigate union election is reviewable but entitled to high deference | 2026-04-10 | | Durfee v. Duke | Full Faith and Credit for jurisdictional determination actually litigated in first proceeding; no collateral attack | 2026-04-10 | | Evans Cabinet Corp. v. Kitchen International | Foreign arbitral award enforced under New York Convention; narrow defenses to enforcement | 2026-04-10 | | Fall v. Eastin | Full Faith and Credit does not require Washington to recognize Nebraska decree purporting to transfer Washington land title | 2026-04-10 | | FTC v. Standard Oil Co. of California | FTC complaint issuance is not final agency action; Bennett two-prong finality test | 2026-04-10 | | Gasser GmbH v. MISAT Srl | Brussels Regulation lis pendens first-filed rule applies even where second court has exclusive jurisdiction clause | 2026-04-10 | | Grant v. McAuliffe | California law applied to survival of tort claim; survival characterized as estate administration issue | 2026-04-10 | | Hodgson v. Bowerbank | Article III bars federal jurisdiction over suits entirely between alien parties | 2026-04-10 | | Huntington v. Attrill | Maryland penalty statute not penal for Full Faith and Credit purposes because it protects private rights | 2026-04-10 | | Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices | § 1782 discovery broadly available for foreign proceedings; proceeding need not be pending | 2026-04-10 | | International Ass’n of Machinists v. OPEC | Act of state doctrine bars antitrust claims challenging OPEC oil pricing decisions as sovereign governmental acts | 2026-04-10 | | IntraComm v. Bajaj | Choice-of-law clause designating Indian law enforced in employment contract dispute | 2026-04-10 | | Johnston v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique | French judgment recognized and enforced in New York under comity principles | 2026-04-10 | | Kadic v. Karadzic | Non-state actor liable under ATS for genocide and war crimes; some law-of-nations violations require no state action | 2026-04-10 | | Kenney v. Supreme Lodge | Vested rights approach: New York must respect Illinois contractual limitation on forum for suit on benefit certificate | 2026-04-10 | | Levy v. Daniels’ U-Drive Auto Renting Co. | Connecticut car rental statute applied as contract term; place of contracting governs despite injury in Massachusetts | 2026-04-10 | | McCarthy v. Madigan | Exhaustion of administrative remedies not required for Bivens damages claim absent statutory mandate | 2026-04-10 | | Milwaukee County v. M.E. White Co. | Full Faith and Credit requires recognition of sister-state tax judgments; revenue rule applies only to unadjudicated claims | 2026-04-10 | | Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth | Antitrust claims arbitrable under international arbitration clause; federal arbitration policy applies internationally | 2026-04-10 | | Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority | TVPA “individual” means natural persons only; organizations cannot be sued under TVPA | 2026-04-10 | | Moore v. Mitchell | Revenue rule: courts will not enforce another sovereign’s tax laws directly | 2026-04-10 | | Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. | Exchange Act § 10(b) does not apply extraterritorially; transactional test for domestic securities | 2026-04-10 | | Murray’s Lessee v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. | Public rights doctrine; Treasury distress warrants valid without Article III adjudication | 2026-04-10 | | Nedlloyd Lines B.V. v. Superior Court | Choice-of-law clause selecting Hong Kong law enforced without requiring territorial nexus | 2026-04-10 | | Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. | Non-Article III bankruptcy courts cannot adjudicate private state-law contract claims | 2026-04-10 | | Owusu v. Jackson | Brussels Regulation mandatory jurisdiction incompatible with forum non conveniens; EU court must hear case | 2026-04-10 | | PBGC v. LTV Corp. | PBGC pension plan restoration upheld under arbitrary and capricious review; moral hazard rationale valid | 2026-04-10 | | Prewitt Enterprises v. OPEC | OPEC is not a foreign state or instrumentality under FSIA; no jurisdiction | 2026-04-10 | | Republic of Philippines v. Marcos | Act of state doctrine does not bar suit by Philippine government against former president for corruption | 2026-04-10 | | Richards v. Lloyd’s of London | Choice-of-law and forum selection clauses in Lloyd’s Names contracts enforced despite U.S. securities law claims | 2026-04-10 | | Sadat v. Mertes | Transient service on foreign national present in U.S. sufficient for personal jurisdiction | 2026-04-10 | | Samantar v. Yousuf | FSIA does not cover individual foreign officials; their immunity governed by federal common law | 2026-04-10 | | Sampson v. Channell | Federal diversity court must apply forum state’s choice-of-law rules under Erie | 2026-04-10 | | Saudi Arabia v. Nelson | Saudi Arabia’s detention and torture of American worker not commercial activity under FSIA; sovereign act immune | 2026-04-10 | | Society of Lloyd’s v. Ashenden | English judgments against American Names recognized; English system provides sufficient due process | 2026-04-10 | | Somportex Ltd. v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corp. | English default judgment recognized; defendant waived jurisdictional objection by not appearing | 2026-04-10 | | Telnikoff v. Matusevitch | English defamation judgment refused recognition in Maryland; UK libel law incompatible with First Amendment | 2026-04-10 | | Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co. | Full Faith and Credit applies even to erroneous jurisdictional determinations if jurisdiction actually litigated | 2026-04-10 | | Turner v. Grovit | Anti-suit injunction by EU Member State court restraining proceedings in another Member State incompatible with Brussels Regulation | 2026-04-10 | | Underhill v. Hernandez | Foundational act of state doctrine case; U.S. courts will not judge official acts of foreign sovereign within its territory | 2026-04-10 | | Vagenas v. Continental Gin Co. | Service of process on foreign defendant must comply with Hague Service Convention | 2026-04-10 | | Van Dusen v. Barrack | After § 1404(a) transfer, transferee court applies transferor state’s choice-of-law rules | 2026-04-10 | | W.S. Kirkpatrick & Co. v. Environmental Tectonics Corp. | Act of state doctrine does not bar bribery case; doctrine only applies when court must declare foreign act invalid | 2026-04-10 | | Worthley v. Worthley | Full Faith and Credit for vested alimony arrears; future modifiable installments may be modified by enforcing forum | 2026-04-10 |
| Adam v. Saenger | A plaintiff who voluntarily invokes the jurisdiction of a forum by filing s | 2026-04-10 | | Alabama v. White | Yes; an anonymous tip that is sufficiently corroborated by independent poli | 2026-04-10 | | Allegheny County v. ACLU | The crèche inside the courthouse violates the Establishment Clause because | 2026-04-10 | | Anderson v. Creighton | Yes; an officer is entitled to qualified immunity unless the unlawfulness o | 2026-04-10 | | Arizona v. Evans | No; the exclusionary rule does not apply when officers act in objectively r | 2026-04-10 | | Arizona v. Hicks | No; the plain-view doctrine requires probable cause to believe an object is | 2026-04-10 | | Arizona v. Johnson | Yes; during a lawful traffic stop, officers may order passengers out of the | 2026-04-10 | | Arizona v. Mauro | No; allowing the meeting under those circumstances did not constitute inter | 2026-04-10 | | Arizona v. Youngblood | The failure to preserve potentially useful evidence does not constitute a d | 2026-04-10 | | Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp | A facially neutral law or government action does not violate the Equal Prot | 2026-04-10 | | Ashcraft v. Tennessee | Yes; 36 hours of continuous relay interrogation by officers is so inherentl | 2026-04-10 | | Atwater v. Lago Vista | No; the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit a warrantless arrest for even a | 2026-04-10 | | Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735 | Yes. Section 301 of the LMRA completely preempts state-law claims for breac | 2026-04-10 | | Bailey v. Commonwealth | Bailey was properly convicted; his liability flowed from his initial act of | 2026-04-10 | | Barron v. Mayor & City of Baltimore | The Bill of Rights applies only to the federal government, not to state or | 2026-04-10 | | Bell v. Hood | Federal question jurisdiction exists whenever a complaint presents a claim | 2026-04-10 | | Bell v. United States | Transporting two women in one trip constitutes a single offense, not two. W | 2026-04-10 | | Berkemer v. McCarty | A routine roadside traffic stop does not constitute custody for Miranda pur | 2026-04-10 | | Blackledge v. Perry | Due process bars a prosecutor from bringing a more serious charge against a | 2026-04-10 | | Bond v. United States | The Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act does not cover Bond’s co | 2026-04-10 | | Boro v. Superior Court | Boro’s conduct constituted fraud in the factum — the victim was deceived ab | 2026-04-10 | | Boumediene v. Bush | Yes. Detainees at Guantanamo Bay have a constitutional right to habeas corp | 2026-04-10 | | Bram v. United States | No; a confession obtained through any form of compulsion, promise, or induc | 2026-04-10 | | Brower v. County of Inyo | Yes; a Fourth Amendment seizure occurs when there is a governmental termina | 2026-04-10 | | Brown v. Mississippi | Yes; a conviction based on a confession extorted by physical brutality is a | 2026-04-10 | | Buckley v. Valeo | Contribution limits are constitutional (justified by preventing corruption | 2026-04-10 | | Bush v. Lucas | No. Congress’s comprehensive civil service remedial scheme, even if it does | 2026-04-10 | | Butterworth v. Smith | Yes; a permanent prohibition on a grand jury witness’s disclosure of his ow | 2026-04-10 | | Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative | No. The federal practice of submitting that factual question to the jury pr | 2026-04-10 | | California v. Brendlin | Yes; when police stop a vehicle, all occupants of the vehicle—including pas | 2026-04-10 | | California v. Byers | No; the stop-and-identify requirement does not violate the Fifth Amendment | 2026-04-10 | | California v. Ciraolo | No; aerial observation of a home’s curtilage from publicly navigable airspa | 2026-04-10 | | California v. Greenwood | No; there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage left at the cu | 2026-04-10 | | California v. Hodari D. | No; a seizure occurs only when there is either physical force applied to th | 2026-04-10 | | Camara v. Municipal Court | Yes; administrative searches of private residences for building code compli | 2026-04-10 | | Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co. v. Dunbar Molasses Co | The court held that Dunbar was not excused; it bore the risk of its supplie | 2026-04-10 | | Cannon v. University of Chicago | Yes. Title IX contains an implied private right of action, applying the fou | 2026-04-10 | | Cardinale v. Louisiana | No. The Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to review a state court decision o | 2026-04-10 | | Carlson v. Green | Yes. A Bivens remedy is available for the Eighth Amendment claim; the FTCA | 2026-04-10 | | Chandler v. Miller | Yes; Georgia’s drug-testing requirement for political candidates is an unco | 2026-04-10 | | City of Boerne v. Flores | Yes. RFRA exceeds Congress’s § 5 enforcement power because it is not congru | 2026-04-10 | | City of Chicago v. Morales | Yes; the ordinance was unconstitutionally vague because it gave police exce | 2026-04-10 | | Coleman v. Alabama | A preliminary hearing in Alabama is a “critical stage” of the criminal pros | 2026-04-10 | | Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States | Yes, but only in exceptional circumstances. Federal courts have a virtually | 2026-04-10 | | Colorado v. Connelly | No; the Due Process Clause requires governmental coercion as a necessary pr | 2026-04-10 | | Connally v. Georgia | Yes; a justice of the peace who has a financial incentive to issue warrants | 2026-04-10 | | Connick v. Thompson | A single Brady violation is insufficient to establish the deliberate indiff | 2026-04-10 | | Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. | Vertical non-price restraints are not per se illegal under the Sherman Act; | 2026-04-10 | | Cooley v. Board of Wardens | Pennsylvania’s pilotage law is constitutional. States may regulate local as | 2026-04-10 | | Cort v. Ash | No. Applying a four-factor test, the Court found no implied private right o | 2026-04-10 | | Crane Ice Cream Co. v. Terminal Freezing & Heating Co | The court held that the contract could not be assigned because it was perso | 2026-04-10 | | Davis v. Passman | Yes. The Fifth Amendment’s due process guarantee of equal protection implie | 2026-04-10 | | Delaware v. Prouse | No; random, suspicionless vehicle stops to check licenses and registrations | 2026-04-10 | | Devenpeck v. Alford | No; a warrantless arrest is constitutionally valid if the officer has objec | 2026-04-10 | | Dickerson v. United States | No; Miranda announced a constitutional rule that Congress cannot overrule b | 2026-04-10 | | Donovan v. RRL Corp | The California Supreme Court held that the dealer was bound by the advertis | 2026-04-10 | | Doyle v. Ohio | Yes; it is fundamentally unfair and violates due process to use a defendant | 2026-04-10 | | Duckworth v. Eagan | Yes; the “if and when” language, read together with the full warning card, | 2026-04-10 | | Edelman v. Jordan | Yes. The Eleventh Amendment bars retroactive monetary relief that would be | 2026-04-10 | | Enmund v. Florida | No; the Eighth Amendment prohibits imposing the death penalty on a defendan | 2026-04-10 | | Estelle v. Smith | Yes; using Smith’s statements from the competency examination at the penalt | 2026-04-10 | | Ewing v. California | No; the sentence does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The Constitution do | 2026-04-10 | | Fernandez v. California | Yes; once the objecting co-tenant has been lawfully removed from the premis | 2026-04-10 | | Finley v. United States | No. Federal courts lack pendent-party jurisdiction to entertain claims agai | 2026-04-10 | | Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin | In Fisher I, the Court vacated and remanded, holding that the Fifth Circuit | 2026-04-10 | | Florida v. Bostick | No; a bus encounter is not automatically a seizure merely because the passe | 2026-04-10 | | Florida v. Jimeno | Yes; a general consent to search a car for drugs reasonably extends to clos | 2026-04-10 | | Florida v. Powell | Yes; warnings that inform a suspect of the right to consult with a lawyer b | 2026-04-10 | | Florida v. Riley | No; observation of the curtilage of a home from a helicopter flying at 400 | 2026-04-10 | | Flowers v. Diamond Shamrock Corp | The Fifth Circuit held that the modification was unenforceable because it l | 2026-04-10 | | Fox Film Corp. v. Muller | No. Where a state court judgment rests on an adequate and independent state | 2026-04-10 | | Gafgen v. Germany | The threat of ill-treatment violated Article 3 of the ECHR (a procedural vi | 2026-04-10 | | Gasperini v. Center for Humanities | Yes. Federal courts sitting in diversity must apply New York’s “deviates ma | 2026-04-10 | | Geduldig v. Aiello | No. California’s exclusion of normal pregnancy from disability coverage doe | 2026-04-10 | | Grace v. MacArthur | Service of process on a person while in the airspace of a state confers per | 2026-04-10 | | Green v. County School Board | No. A freedom-of-choice plan that fails in practice to dismantle the dual s | 2026-04-10 | | Griffin v. California | Yes; the Fifth Amendment, incorporated against the states through the Fourt | 2026-04-10 | | Griffin v. Wisconsin | Yes; probation supervision constitutes a “special need” that justifies depa | 2026-04-10 | | Gunn v. Minton | No. The legal malpractice claim does not arise under federal patent law bec | 2026-04-10 | | H.R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co | Judge Cardozo held that Moch and other property owners were merely incident | 2026-04-10 | | Hale v. Henkel | No; a corporation has no Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incriminati | 2026-04-10 | | Hammer v. Dagenhart | No. Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause power. The production of goods — | 2026-04-10 | | Harlow v. Fitzgerald | Government officials performing discretionary functions are entitled to qua | 2026-04-10 | | Harris v. New York | Yes; statements inadmissible in the prosecution’s case-in-chief because of | 2026-04-10 | | Haynes v. Washington | Yes; a confession obtained through prolonged isolation, denial of access to | 2026-04-10 | | Heien v. North Carolina | Yes; a stop based on an objectively reasonable mistake of law does not viol | 2026-04-10 | | Herring v. United States | No; isolated, non-systemic negligence in maintaining police records does no | 2026-04-10 | | Hester v. United States | No; the Fourth Amendment’s protection does not extend to open fields; only | 2026-04-10 | | Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada | No; requiring a person to disclose his name during a Terry stop does not vi | 2026-04-10 | | Hoover v. Sun Oil Co | The Delaware court held that Barone was an independent contractor, not an a | 2026-04-10 | | Horton v. California | No; the plain-view doctrine does not require that discovery of the evidence | 2026-04-10 | | Howes v. Fields | No; imprisonment alone does not automatically render every interrogation cu | 2026-04-10 | | Hui v. Castaneda | Yes. Section 233(a) of the Public Health Service Act makes the FTCA the exc | 2026-04-10 | | Illinois v. Caballes | No; a dog sniff of the exterior of a car during a lawful traffic stop does | 2026-04-10 | | Illinois v. Krull | The good-faith exception applies; evidence obtained by officers acting in o | 2026-04-10 | | Illinois v. Lidster | The information-seeking checkpoint was constitutional; brief stops to ask m | 2026-04-10 | | Illinois v. McArthur | The temporary seizure of the premises was reasonable under the Fourth Amend | 2026-04-10 | | Illinois v. Rodriguez | The warrantless entry was valid; consent by a third party is sufficient if | 2026-04-10 | | Indiana ex rel. Anderson v. Brand | Yes. The Indiana tenure statute created a contract between the state and qu | 2026-04-10 | | Indianapolis v. Edmond | The drug-interdiction checkpoints violated the Fourth Amendment because the | 2026-04-10 | | J.D.B. v. North Carolina | Yes; a child’s age is a relevant, objective factor that must be considered | 2026-04-10 | | Jenkins v. Anderson | The use of pre-arrest silence for impeachment does not violate the Fifth Am | 2026-04-10 | | Jenson Farms Co. v. Cargill, Inc | The Minnesota Supreme Court held that Cargill was Warren’s principal becaus | 2026-04-10 | | Jones v. Star Credit Corp | The court held the contract unconscionable as to the price term and reforme | 2026-04-10 | | Kamin v. American Express Co | The court upheld the board’s decision under the business judgment rule, hol | 2026-04-10 | | Kansas v. Ventris | Yes; the Sixth Amendment-tainted statement is inadmissible as substantive e | 2026-04-10 | | Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Elec. Mfg. Co | Yes. A federal court sitting in diversity must apply the forum state’s choi | 2026-04-10 | | Kuhlman v. Wilson | The Sixth Amendment was not violated; passive listening by an informant, wi | 2026-04-10 | | Lee v. Weisman | Yes. Government-directed prayer at a public school graduation ceremony viol | 2026-04-10 | | Lincoln County v. Luning | No. The Eleventh Amendment does not bar suits in federal court against coun | 2026-04-10 | | Linda R.S. v. Richard D. | A private citizen lacks standing to challenge the non-prosecution of anothe | 2026-04-10 | | Los Angeles County v. Rettele | The detention was reasonable; officers executing a valid warrant may take r | 2026-04-10 | | Los Angeles v. Lyons | Lyons lacked standing to seek an injunction; past injury from a police prac | 2026-04-10 | | Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Thibodaux | Yes. A federal court may stay a diversity action and defer to state court r | 2026-04-10 | | Marchetti v. United States | Yes; the registration and tax requirements violated the Fifth Amendment bec | 2026-04-10 | | Marsh v. Chambers | No. Legislative prayer does not violate the Establishment Clause because th | 2026-04-10 | | Maryland v. Garrison | The warrant and search were valid; the officers’ reasonable mistake about t | 2026-04-10 | | Maryland v. Pringle | Yes; the officer had probable cause to believe Pringle had committed a crim | 2026-04-10 | | Massiah v. United States | Yes; once a defendant has been indicted and has counsel, the government may | 2026-04-10 | | Menna v. New York | A guilty plea does not bar a subsequent double jeopardy claim when the clai | 2026-04-10 | | Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson | A complaint does not “arise under” federal law for purposes of § 1331 merel | 2026-04-10 | | Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor | Yes. ERISA’s civil enforcement provisions so completely preempt state-law c | 2026-04-10 | | Michigan Dep’t of State Police v. Sitz | Sobriety checkpoints are constitutional; the state’s substantial interest i | 2026-04-10 | | Michigan v. Summers | Yes; the detention of occupants during execution of a search warrant for co | 2026-04-10 | | Michigan v. Tucker | No; the witness’s testimony was admissible because the violation was of *Mi | 2026-04-10 | | Milliken v. Meyer | Domicile alone is a sufficient basis for a state to exercise personal juris | 2026-04-10 | | Minnesota v. Carter | Carter and his associate had no legitimate expectation of privacy in the ap | 2026-04-10 | | Minnesota v. Dickerson | The “plain feel” doctrine is valid — an officer may seize contraband if its | 2026-04-10 | | Minnesota v. Murphy | Murphy was not in custody during the meeting, so Miranda did not apply; a | 2026-04-10 | | Minnick v. Mississippi | Yes; once a suspect invokes the right to counsel during a custodial interro | 2026-04-10 | | Missouri v. NOW | The Sherman Act does not apply to NOW’s boycott because it was a noncommerc | 2026-04-10 | | Mitchum v. Foster | Yes. Section 1983 is an expressly authorized exception to the Anti-Injuncti | 2026-04-10 | | Montejo v. Louisiana | The Sixth Amendment does not categorically bar police-initiated interrogati | 2026-04-10 | | Moran v. Burbine | No; Burbine’s waiver of his Miranda rights was valid. The failure to info | 2026-04-10 | | Muehler v. Mena | Both the detention and the immigration questioning were lawful; no independ | 2026-04-10 | | Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor | Yes; the Fifth Amendment prohibits the federal government from using testim | 2026-04-10 | | NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. | The First Amendment protects noncommercial political boycotts aimed at achi | 2026-04-10 | | NLRB v. Noel Canning | The Recess Appointments Clause applies to intrasession recesses and to vaca | 2026-04-10 | | Nevada Dep’t of Human Resources v. Hibbs | Yes. Congress validly abrogated state sovereign immunity when it enacted th | 2026-04-10 | | New Jersey v. T.L.O. | The Fourth Amendment applies to school searches, but school officials need | 2026-04-10 | | New York v. Belton | Yes; when a police officer lawfully arrests an occupant of an automobile, t | 2026-04-10 | | New York v. Class | No; the search was constitutional. Because VINs are required by law to be v | 2026-04-10 | | Nichols v. United States | An uncounseled misdemeanor conviction, valid under Scott v. Illinois beca | 2026-04-10 | | Nixon v. Fitzgerald | Yes. The President has absolute immunity from damages liability for acts wi | 2026-04-10 | | Nixon v. United States | The Senate’s power to “try” impeachments under Article I is a nonjusticiabl | 2026-04-10 | | North Carolina v. Butler | An express waiver is not required; a valid Miranda waiver may be implied | 2026-04-10 | | O’Connor v. Ortega | Public employees may have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their offi | 2026-04-10 | | Oliver v. United States | Open fields do not fall within the Fourth Amendment’s protection; governmen | 2026-04-10 | | Oregon v. Elstad | No; a midstream Miranda warning and subsequent voluntary waiver breaks th | 2026-04-10 | | Orozco v. Texas | Yes; Miranda protections apply whenever a person is subjected to custodia | 2026-04-10 | | PG&E v. G.W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co | Justice Traynor held that extrinsic evidence must be admitted to show the m | 2026-04-10 | | Payton v. New York | Yes; absent exigent circumstances or consent, the Fourth Amendment prohibit | 2026-04-10 | | Pennsylvania v. Muniz | Slurred speech and non-verbal conduct during sobriety tests are not testimo | 2026-04-10 | | People v. Jennings | Fingerprint evidence is admissible; the court found that the science of fin | 2026-04-10 | | Philadelphia v. New Jersey | Yes. New Jersey’s waste import ban is facially discriminatory against out-o | 2026-04-10 | | RAV v. City of St. Paul | Yes. The ordinance is facially unconstitutional because it regulates speech | 2026-04-10 | | Rakas v. Illinois | The passengers lacked standing to challenge the search; the Fourth Amendmen | 2026-04-10 | | Rawlings v. Kentucky | No; Rawlings lacked standing to challenge the search of Cox’s purse because | 2026-04-10 | | Reid v. Covert | No. The Constitution’s Bill of Rights prevails over executive agreements wi | 2026-04-10 | | Rhode Island v. Innis | Interrogation under Miranda includes not only express questioning but als | 2026-04-10 | | Rodriguez v. United States | No; the Constitution requires that a traffic stop end once its mission is c | 2026-04-10 | | Rogers v. Tennessee | No; retroactive judicial abolition of the year-and-a-day rule does not viol | 2026-04-10 | | Rogers v. United States (1951) | No; having voluntarily disclosed incriminating information — here, that she | 2026-04-10 | | Ryburn v. Huff | Yes; the officers’ warrantless entry was justified by exigent circumstances | 2026-04-10 | | Salinas v. Texas | No; the prosecution may use Salinas’s pre-arrest, non-custodial silence aga | 2026-04-10 | | Schweiker v. Chilicky | No. The existence of Congress’s comprehensive remedial scheme for Social Se | 2026-04-10 | | Scott v. Illinois | The Sixth Amendment right to appointed counsel is triggered only when a def | 2026-04-10 | | Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida | No. Congress may not use its Article I powers to abrogate state sovereign i | 2026-04-10 | | Semtek Int’l v. Lockheed Martin | The claim-preclusive effect of a federal court’s diversity judgment is gove | 2026-04-10 | | Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance | FRCP Rule 23 governs class certification in federal court and displaces New | 2026-04-10 | | Shapiro v. United States | No; the required records doctrine holds that the Fifth Amendment does not p | 2026-04-10 | | Sherbert v. Verner | No. Denying unemployment benefits to Sherbert for refusing Saturday work su | 2026-04-10 | | Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co | Yes. A case arises under federal law within the meaning of § 1331 when the | 2026-04-10 | | Southwest Engineering Co. v. Martin Tractor Co | The Kansas Supreme Court held that a contract was formed based on the oral | 2026-04-10 | | Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp | Judge Sotomayor held that the browsewrap agreement was unenforceable becaus | 2026-04-10 | | Stansbury v. California | No; the custody determination is purely objective and does not turn on an o | 2026-04-10 | | State Oil Co. v. Khan | Vertical maximum resale price maintenance is not per se illegal under the S | 2026-04-10 | | State v. Ragland | The court found the jury instruction on intoxication was erroneous but anal | 2026-04-10 | | Steele v. United States | The warrant was valid; the description of the place and items was sufficien | 2026-04-10 | | Taylor v. Illinois | The Sixth Amendment right to compulsory process is not absolute; a trial co | 2026-04-10 | | Thornton v. United States | Yes; the Belton rule applies to recent occupants who exit a vehicle short | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Banks | Yes; a 15 to 20 second wait before forced entry was reasonable given the ex | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Bond | Yes; the physical manipulation of Bond’s bag was a search. Bond had a reaso | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Chadwick | No; the warrantless search of the footlocker violated the Fourth Amendment. | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Di Re | No; probable cause to search a car does not automatically justify a search | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Dunn | The barn was outside the curtilage; it was in the open fields and not prote | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Elkins | No; the silver platter doctrine is abolished. Evidence obtained by state of | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Havens | Yes; suppressed evidence may be used to impeach testimony made by the defen | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Place | The 90-minute detention of the luggage was unreasonable and violated the Fo | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. White | No; a person who talks to a government informant, knowing the risk that the | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Abu Ghayth | The jury convicted Abu Ghayth on all counts. He was sentenced to life in pr | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Alvarez | Yes; the Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional. A plurality held that false | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Batchelder | A prosecutor’s decision to charge under either of two overlapping statutes | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Booker | The mandatory Federal Sentencing Guidelines violate the Sixth Amendment; th | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Goodwin | A presumption of prosecutorial vindictiveness does not arise from a pre-tri | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Madoff | Madoff pleaded guilty to all 11 counts without a trial. He was sentenced to | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Mechanik | A violation of Rule 6(d) is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt once a defen | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. O’Brien | No. The anti-draft-card-burning statute is constitutional. The government h | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Ruiz | The Constitution does not require the government to disclose impeachment ev | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Valle | The 2nd Circuit vacated Valle’s conspiracy conviction, holding that the gov | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Windsor | Yes. DOMA § 3 is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the liberty of the pe | 2026-04-10 | | Vermont v. Brillon | Delays caused by assigned defense counsel, including public defenders, are | 2026-04-10 | | Virginia v. Moore | No; the Fourth Amendment does not incorporate state law restrictions on arr | 2026-04-10 | | Walder v. United States | Yes; the government may use suppressed evidence to impeach a defendant who | 2026-04-10 | | Weeks v. United States | Yes; evidence obtained by federal officers in violation of the Fourth Amend | 2026-04-10 | | West Lynn Creamery v. Healy | Yes. The combined effect of the assessment and subsidy scheme is protection | 2026-04-10 | | Whitely v. Warden | No; when the originating officer lacks sufficient probable cause, that defi | 2026-04-10 | | Whren v. United States | No; a traffic stop is constitutional as long as the officer has probable ca | 2026-04-10 | | Wilcox v. Jeffrey | Yes; Wilcox was convicted as an accomplice. His presence at the performance | 2026-04-10 | | Williamson v. Lee Optical | No. The Oklahoma law survives rational basis review because a legislature c | 2026-04-10 | | Wilson v. Layne | Yes; the presence of media during the execution of a warrant in a private h | 2026-04-10 | | Wolf v. Colorado | The Fourth Amendment’s core protection against arbitrary police intrusion i | 2026-04-10 | | Wong Sun v. United States | Evidence must be suppressed if it was obtained as a direct result of a cons | 2026-04-10 | | Zivotofsky v. Kerry | Yes. The recognition of foreign states and governments is an exclusively ex | 2026-04-10 | | Brown v. Walker | Congress may grant immunity from prosecution broad enough to displace the F | 2026-04-10 | | Carter v. Kentucky | The Fifth Amendment, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendm | 2026-04-10 | | Commonwealth of Virginia v. Baust | The defendant may not be compelled to provide his passcode because doing so | 2026-04-10 | | Davis v. United States | An ambiguous or equivocal statement regarding the desire for counsel does n | 2026-04-10 | | F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S.A. | The FTAIA bars Sherman Act claims by foreign plaintiffs when their injuries | 2026-04-10 | | Florida v. J.L. | An anonymous tip alleging illegal gun possession, lacking indicia of reliab | 2026-04-10 | | Haas v. Henkel | The conspiracy-to-defraud statute covers conspiracies to impair, obstruct, | 2026-04-10 | | Hoffman v. United States | A witness need not answer questions if there is a real and appreciable dang | 2026-04-10 | | Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project | The material support statute is constitutional as applied to the plaintiffs | 2026-04-10 | | Quern v. Jordan | Section 1983 does not abrogate the states’ Eleventh Amendment immunity; Con | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Apollo Energies, Inc. | The MBTA imposes strict liability for the killing of migratory birds; the g | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Doe | The contents of voluntarily prepared business records are not protected by | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Drayton | The Constitution does not require police to advise bus passengers of their | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Ganias | The Second Circuit panel held that indefinitely retaining non-responsive co | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Henry | The Sixth Amendment right to counsel is violated when the government intent | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Moulton | The Sixth Amendment right to counsel applies offense-specifically: statemen | 2026-04-10 | | United States v. Payner | Federal courts may not exercise their supervisory powers to suppress eviden | 2026-04-10 | | Yahoo! Inc. v. La Ligue Contre le Racisme et l’Antisémitisme | The Ninth Circuit held, en banc, that the French organizations lacked suffi | 2026-04-10 | | Arizona v. United States | The Court struck down three of SB 1070’s four challenged provisions as pree | 2026-04-11 | | Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority | The Court upheld the contracts as a valid exercise of federal power; Justic | 2026-04-11 | | Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon | The Court held that California had not consented to suit; a state’s general | 2026-04-11 | | Bates v. Dow Agrosciences | The Court held that FIFRA preempts only state requirements “for labeling or | 2026-04-11 | | Boykin v. Alabama | The Court reversed the conviction, holding that accepting a guilty plea wit | 2026-04-11 | | Branzburg v. Hayes | The Court held there is no First Amendment privilege allowing reporters to | 2026-04-11 | | Brown Shoe Co. v. United States | The Court held that both the horizontal and vertical aspects of the merger | 2026-04-11 | | Cipollone v. Liggett Group | The Court found partial preemption: the Act preempts some but not all of th | 2026-04-11 | | City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center | The Supreme Court struck down the denial of the permit, holding that even u | 2026-04-11 | | Dames & Moore v. Regan | The Court upheld the executive action, finding that Congress had implicitly | 2026-04-11 | | Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building Trades Council | The Court upheld the NLRB’s interpretation that the NLRA did not prohibit t | 2026-04-11 | | Edwards v. Aguillard | The Court struck down the Louisiana law as unconstitutional under the Lemon | 2026-04-11 | | Florida Lime & Avocado Growers v. Paul | The Court upheld California’s law, finding that simultaneous compliance wit | 2026-04-11 | | Girouard v. State | The Court held that words alone cannot constitute adequate provocation unde | 2026-04-11 | | Hamdi v. Rumsfeld | A plurality held that due process requires that a citizen held as an enemy | 2026-04-11 | | Hines v. Davidowitz | The Court struck down Pennsylvania’s alien registration law as preempted by | 2026-04-11 | | Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission | The Court struck down the North Carolina law, finding that its discriminato | 2026-04-11 | | Kennedy v. Bremerton School District | The Court held that the school district violated Kennedy’s Free Exercise an | 2026-04-11 | | Lafler v. Cooper | The Court held the Sixth Amendment applies to plea negotiations and that Co | 2026-04-11 | | Machibroda v. United States | The Court held that Machibroda was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on hi | 2026-04-11 | | Maher v. People | The Michigan Supreme Court reversed, holding the evidence of provocation sh | 2026-04-11 | | Maine v. Taylor | The Court upheld Maine’s ban, finding it was justified by a legitimate loca | 2026-04-11 | | Massachusetts v. Sheppard | The Court held the evidence admissible because the officer acted in good fa | 2026-04-11 | | Missouri v. Frye | The Court held that defense counsel’s failure to communicate the formal ple | 2026-04-11 | | Murphy v. NCAA | The Supreme Court struck down PASPA as unconstitutional, holding that it vi | 2026-04-11 | | Murray v. United States | The Court remanded to determine whether the warrant application was genuine | 2026-04-11 | | Nardone v. United States | The Court held that evidence and leads derived from the illegal wiretaps we | 2026-04-11 | | Nelson v. State | The court found the necessity defense applicable on these facts, recognizin | 2026-04-11 | | Pacific Gas & Electric v. State Energy Resources Commission | The Court upheld the California moratorium, finding it was motivated by eco | 2026-04-11 | | Padilla v. Kentucky | The Court held that counsel rendered deficient performance under *Stricklan | 2026-04-11 | | Pennhurst State School v. Halderman | The Court held that the Eleventh Amendment bars suits in federal court agai | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Aris | The court discussed the application of the EED doctrine to battered women’s | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Casassa | The Court of Appeals affirmed the murder conviction, holding that EED requi | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Unger | The Illinois Supreme Court held that Unger was entitled to have the necessi | 2026-04-11 | | Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. | The Court struck down the Arizona requirement, finding the burden it impose | 2026-04-11 | | San Antonio v. Rodriguez | The Supreme Court upheld the Texas school finance system under rational bas | 2026-04-11 | | Screws v. United States | The Court upheld the constitutionality of § 242 but reversed Screws’s convi | 2026-04-11 | | Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States | The Court held that the copies and any knowledge derived from the illegal s | 2026-04-11 | | State v. Gounagias | The Court rejected the manslaughter instruction, holding that the original | 2026-04-11 | | TVA v. Hill | The Supreme Court held that the ESA’s plain language required enjoining com | 2026-04-11 | | Trump v. Hawaii | The Court upheld the travel ban, finding it fell within the President’s bro | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Bailey | The Supreme Court held the defendants were not entitled to necessity or dur | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Carolene Products Co. | The Court upheld the statute under rational basis review, deferring to Cong | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Lanier | The Supreme Court reversed the Sixth Circuit, holding that § 242 does not r | 2026-04-11 | | Utah v. Strieff | The Court held the evidence admissible, finding the connection between the | 2026-04-11 | | Zadvydas v. Davis | The Court held that the statute implicitly limits post-removal-order detent | 2026-04-11 | | Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Haworth | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Allen v. McCurry | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Associated General Contractors v. California State Council of Carpenters | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Atlantic Coast Line R.R. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. U.S. District Court | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bailey v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Baker v. General Motors Corp. | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Board of Trade of Chicago v. 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Procter & Gamble Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | FTC v. Sysco Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Fischer v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Gall v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Home Box Office, Inc. v. FCC | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Imbler v. Pachtman | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | J.I. Case Co. v. Borak | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Jaffee v. Redmond | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Jencks v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Kardon v. National Gypsum Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Leroy v. Great Western United Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mas v. Perry | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mitchell v. Forsyth | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Ohio v. American Express Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Pearson v. Callahan | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Percoco v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Pinter v. Dahl | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Portland Cement Association v. Ruckelshaus | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Reves v. Ernst & Young | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Ruan v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Salinas v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Salman v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Saucier v. Katz | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Shell Oil Co. v. EPA | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Sibbach v. Wilson & Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Smith v. Wade | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Stump v. Sparkman | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Superintendent of Insurance v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | TSC Industries v. Northway, Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Tenney v. Brandhove | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Thermtron Products v. Hermansdorfer | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Baker Hughes Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Black | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Davis | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Gaudin | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. General Dynamics Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Grinnell Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. H&R Block, Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. O’Hagan | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Shabani | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Stirone | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Verlinden B.V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Will v. Michigan Department of State Police | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Wilton v. Seven Falls Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Yates v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Zahn v. International Paper Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Zedner v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Ziglar v. Abbasi | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Ankenbrandt v. Richards | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Armstrong v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Aronson v. Lewis | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Auer v. Robbins | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Austin Instrument, Inc. v. Loral Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bayer v. Beran | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Beam v. Stewart | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bloomgarden v. Coyer | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bostock v. Clayton County | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bradley v. School Board of Richmond | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assoc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Brown v. Voss | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Broz v. Cellular Information Systems, Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Bullcoming v. New Mexico | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Burnham v. Superior Court of California | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Caldwell v. Cline | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Chambers v. Maroney | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Christensen v. Harris County | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Clark v. Arizona | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Davis v. Washington | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | DeWitt Truck Brokers v. W. Ray Flemming Fruit Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Dolan v. City of Tigard | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Duro v. Reina | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Dusky v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Embry v. Hargadine, McKittrick Dry Goods Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Erickson v. Pardus | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Foley v. Connelie | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Fulton v. City of Philadelphia | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Giles v. California | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Griswold v. Connecticut | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Guth v. Loft, Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Hardesty v. Smith | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | INS v. Lopez-Mendoza | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Jones v. Ryobi, Ltd | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Jones v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Kisor v. Wilkie | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Knight v. Jewett | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Knowles v. Iowa | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Kotteakos v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Letelier v. Republic of Chile | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Levin v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Li v. Yellow Cab Co. of California | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Liriano v. Hobart Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Losee v. Buchanan | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Lyondell Chemical Co. v. Ryan | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Massman Construction Co. v. City Council of Greenville | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Masterson v. Sine | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Matthews v. Bay Head Improvement Ass’n | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | McNeil v. Wisconsin | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Michigan v. EPA | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mills v. Wyman | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mitchell v. Lath | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Montana v. Engelhoff | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Mountain Brow Lodge No. 82 v. Toscano | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | NCAA v. Tarkanian | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | New York v. Ferber | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Nguyen v. INS | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Nix v. Hedden | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Nollan v. California Coastal Commission | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Ohio v. Roberts | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Oliver v. Campbell | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Omnicare, Inc. v. NCS Healthcare, Inc | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G.W. Thomas Drayage | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Palazzolo v. Rhode Island | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Pennsylvania Board of Probation v. Scott | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Hernandez | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Ireland | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Lauria | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | People v. Washington | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Post v. Jones | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Public Citizen v. U.S. Department of Justice | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Radaszewski v. Telecom Corp | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Rales v. Blasband | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Republic of Argentina v. Weltover | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Rick v. West | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Rosemond v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Rostker v. Goldberg | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Rust v. Sullivan | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Sanborn v. McLean | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Schenck v. United States | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Schiavi Mobile Homes v. Gironda | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Levien | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Skidmore v. Swift & Co | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | State v. Reeves | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Stone v. Powell | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Strickland v. Washington | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Strickler v. Greene | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | T.C. Theatre Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Taylor v. Sturgell | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Terry v. Adams | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Texas v. Cobb | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Tison v. Arizona | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Tulk v. Moxhay | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Bass | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Brawner | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Calandra | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Jackson | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Maze | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. R.L.C | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | United States v. Stevens | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Virginia v. Black | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Walkovszky v. Carlton | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Washington v. Glucksberg | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Western Land Co. v. Truskolaski | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 | | Wooley v. Maynard | Stub — to be completed. | 2026-04-11 |
Statutes
| Page | Summary | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. §§ 551–706) | 5 U.S.C. §§ 551–706 — notice-and-comment rulemaking, formal adjudication, judicial review standards | 2026-04-06 |
| Alien Tort Statute (ATS) (28 U.S.C. § 1350) | 28 U.S.C. § 1350 — federal jurisdiction over aliens’ suits for violations of law of nations | 2026-04-06 |
| Clayton Act § 7 — Mergers (15 U.S.C. § 18) | 15 U.S.C. § 18 — prohibits acquisitions substantially lessening competition; merger review | 2026-04-06 |
| Federal Conspiracy Statute (18 U.S.C. § 371) | 18 U.S.C. § 371 — conspiracy to commit federal offense or defraud United States; overt act | 2026-04-06 |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) | 86 rules governing federal civil procedure: pleading, discovery, joinder, summary judgment, trial | 2026-04-06 |
| Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) | 68 rules governing admissibility: relevance, hearsay, character, expert testimony, privileges | 2026-04-06 |
| Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) (28 U.S.C. §§ 1602–1611) | 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602–1611 — exclusive basis for suit against foreign states; commercial activity exception | 2026-04-06 |
| Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951) | 18 U.S.C. § 1951 — robbery and extortion affecting commerce; color of official right theory | 2026-04-06 |
| Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343) | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343 — scheme to defraud + use of mails or wires; honest services (§ 1346) | 2026-04-06 |
| Model Penal Code (MPC) | ALI 1962 — four culpability levels, actus reus, homicide structure, attempt, conspiracy, defenses | 2026-04-06 |
| Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) | ABA rules governing lawyer ethics: confidentiality, conflicts, candor, supervisory duties | 2026-04-06 |
| RICO (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968) | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968 — enterprise + pattern of racketeering; civil treble damages | 2026-04-06 |
| Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77a–77aa) | 15 U.S.C. §§ 77a–77aa — registration requirement, § 5 prohibition, §§ 11/12 civil liability | 2026-04-06 |
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. §§ 78a–78pp) | 15 U.S.C. §§ 78a–78pp — Rule 10b-5, insider trading, periodic reporting, § 16(b) short-swing | 2026-04-06 |
| Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1–2) | 15 U.S.C. §§ 1–2 — § 1 restraints of trade (per se/rule of reason); § 2 monopolization | 2026-04-06 |
| Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 3161–3174) | 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161–3174 — 30-day indictment / 70-day trial limits; excludable time categories | 2026-04-06 |
| UCC Article 2 | Sales of goods — firm offers, battle of forms, perfect tender, warranties, buyer/seller remedies | 2026-04-06 |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 | Civil Rights Act — § 1983 suits against state actors; Monell municipal liability; qualified immunity | 2026-04-06 |
| APA Formal Rulemaking Hearings (5 U.S.C. §§ 556–557) | | 2026-04-10 | | APA Judicial Review (5 U.S.C. §§ 701–706) | | 2026-04-10 | | APA Rulemaking (5 U.S.C. § 553) | | 2026-04-10 | | All Writs Act (28 U.S.C. § 1651) | | 2026-04-10 | | Anti-Injunction Act (28 U.S.C. § 2283) | | 2026-04-10 | | Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. § 3142) | | 2026-04-10 | | Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. § 3142) | The Bail Reform Act of 1984 (BRA) governs pretrial release and detention in | 2026-04-08 | | Change of Venue (28 U.S.C. § 1404) | | 2026-04-10 | | Civil Rights Criminal Enforcement (18 U.S.C. §§ 241–242) | | 2026-04-10 | | Clayton Act § 4 — Private Antitrust Action (15 U.S.C. § 15) | Section 4 of the Clayton Act is the primary private enforcement mechanism | 2026-04-10 | | Clayton Act § 7 — Mergers (15 U.S.C. § 18) | “May be” standard — forward-looking, probabilistic; does not require proo | 2026-04-11 | | Declaratory Judgment Act (28 U.S.C. § 2201) | Permissive** (“may declare”) — courts retain discretion to decline to e | 2026-04-10 | | Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) | | 2026-04-10 | | Discovery Aid for International Proceedings (28 U.S.C. § 1782) | | 2026-04-10 | | Diversity Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. § 1332) | | 2026-04-10 | | Drug Trafficking (21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846) | | 2026-04-11 | | Exchange Act § 10 — Anti-Fraud (15 U.S.C. § 78j) | Section 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is the source provision f | 2026-04-10 | | FSIA Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. § 1330) | | 2026-04-10 | | False Statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) | | 2026-04-10 | | Federal Bribery (18 U.S.C. § 201) | | 2026-04-10 | | Federal Program Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 666) | | 2026-04-10 | | Federal Question Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. § 1331) | | 2026-04-10 | | Federal Venue Statute (28 U.S.C. § 1391) | | 2026-04-10 | | Federally Protected Activities (18 U.S.C. § 245) | | 2026-04-10 | | Final Judgment Rule (28 U.S.C. § 1291) | | 2026-04-10 | | Firearms in Furtherance of Crime (18 U.S.C. § 924) | | 2026-04-10 | | Full Faith and Credit Act (28 U.S.C. § 1738) | | 2026-04-11 | | Hague Service Convention | | 2026-04-11 | | Hate Crimes Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. § 249) | | 2026-04-10 | | Honest Services Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1346) | | 2026-04-10 | | Interlocutory Appeals (28 U.S.C. § 1292) | | 2026-04-10 | | Interstate Threats (18 U.S.C. § 875) | § 875(a): Transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication | 2026-04-11 | | Jencks Act (18 U.S.C. § 3500) | | 2026-04-10 | | Material Support for Terrorism (18 U.S.C. § 2339) | | 2026-04-10 | | Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956–1957) | | 2026-04-10 | | NLRA § 10 — Prevention of Unfair Labor Practices (29 U.S.C. § 160) | | 2026-04-11 | | NLRA § 12 — Penalties (29 U.S.C. § 162) | | 2026-04-11 | | NLRA § 7 — Protected Concerted Activity (29 U.S.C. § 157) | | 2026-04-11 | | NLRA § 9 — Collective Bargaining Representatives (29 U.S.C. § 159) | | 2026-04-11 | | National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (29 U.S.C. §§ 151–169) | § 7 — Protected Rights | 2026-04-11 | | Obstruction — Tampering with Records (18 U.S.C. § 1519) | Enacted as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002) in response to the Enr | 2026-04-11 | | Patent and Copyright Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. § 1338) | Exclusive federal jurisdiction for patent and copyright cases — state cou | 2026-04-11 | | Removal (28 U.S.C. § 1441) | | 2026-04-10 | | Rules Enabling Act (28 U.S.C. § 2072) | | 2026-04-10 | | Rules of Decision Act (28 U.S.C. § 1652) | | 2026-04-11 | | Securities Act § 11 — Civil Liability (15 U.S.C. § 77k) | Section 11 imposes civil liability for **material misstatements or omission | 2026-04-10 | | Securities Act § 12 — Civil Liability for Selling (15 U.S.C. § 77l) | Section 12 imposes civil liability on sellers who either (a) sell unreg | 2026-04-10 | | Securities Act § 15 — Controlling Person Liability (15 U.S.C. § 77o) | Section 15 extends liability under the Securities Act to persons who **cont | 2026-04-10 | | Securities Act § 3 — Exempt Securities (15 U.S.C. § 77c) | Section 3 of the Securities Act of 1933 exempts certain classes of securi | 2026-04-10 | | Securities Act § 4 — Exempt Transactions (15 U.S.C. § 77d) | Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 exempts certain transactions fr | 2026-04-10 | | Securities Act § 5 — Registration Requirement (15 U.S.C. § 77e) | Section 5 is the central prohibition of the Securities Act of 1933. It | 2026-04-10 | | Sentencing Factors (18 U.S.C. § 3553) | | 2026-04-10 | | Service of Process in Foreign Countries (28 U.S.C. § 1696) | | 2026-04-11 | | Sneak-and-Peek Warrants (18 U.S.C. § 3103a) | | 2026-04-11 | | Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2703) | | 2026-04-10 | | Supplemental Jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. § 1367) | | 2026-04-10 | | Supreme Court Review of State Courts (28 U.S.C. § 1257) | | 2026-04-11 | | Witness Tampering and Obstruction (18 U.S.C. § 1512) | § 1512(a): Killing or attempting to kill a witness — severe penalties | 2026-04-11 |