Cases
Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)
Overview Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020), is a landmark civil rights decision in which the Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment …
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Overview Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The unanimous ruling …
Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Overview Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting …
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)
Overview Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022), is a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), …
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Overview Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to counsel for indigent criminal defendants in state felony cases under the Sixth and …
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Overview Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), is a landmark constitutional decision that established the constitutional right to privacy. The Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut law that …
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Overview Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), is the foundational case in American constitutional law. It established the principle of judicial review — the power of the federal courts to declare …
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Overview McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that established two foundational principles of American constitutional law: Congress possesses implied powers …
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Overview Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), is a landmark Supreme Court decision requiring law enforcement to inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before custodial …
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022)
Overview New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), is a landmark Second Amendment decision in which the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an …
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
Overview New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), is a landmark First Amendment decision that established the actual malice standard for defamation actions brought by public officials. The …
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Overview Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. The …
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
Overview Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), is a landmark voting rights decision in which the Supreme Court struck down the coverage formula of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, …
South Dakota v. Wayfair (2018)
Overview South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., 585 U.S. 162 (2018), is a landmark Supreme Court decision that overruled the physical presence rule for state sales tax collection. The Court held that states …
West Virginia v. EPA (2022)
Overview West Virginia v. EPA, 597 U.S. 697 (2022), is a landmark administrative law decision in which the Supreme Court applied the major questions doctrine to hold that the Clean Air Act did not …