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Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
Case SummaryKraemer and other white property owners governed by a restrictive covenant brought suit in Illinois State court seeking to block the Shelley family, who were African-American,…Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
Case SummaryIn 1965, John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, and a friend were sent home from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school had established a policy…United States v. Eichman (1990)
Case SummaryEichman and others were prosecuted under the federal Flag Protection Act for setting fire to American flags. Eichman and the others stated that the Act violated the First…United States v. Nixon (1974)
Historical BackgroundThe early 1970s was a time of growing distrust in the National Government. The Pentagon Papers exposed the intentional deception of the American people about Vietnam.…Watkins v. United States (1957)
Case SummaryJohn Watkins was convicted for refusing to answer questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) about people he believed were no longer members of the Communist…Current U.S. Supreme Court Members
The following table lists the current members of the United States Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, creating a vacancy…Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Historical BackgroundThe McCulloch v. Maryland decision in 1819 fanned the flames of controversy over States' rights and national supremacy. By 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall had reached…Goldberg v. Kelly (1970)
Case SummaryJohn Kelly and others sued when State and local officials terminated their welfare benefits without having given them prior notice and an opportunity to be heard. The plaintiffs…Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964)
Case SummaryThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited places of “public accommodation“ from discrimination based on customers' race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. The Heart of…Hutchinson v. Proxmire (1979)
Case SummaryProfessor Ronald Hutchinson sued Senator William Proxmire for defamation after the Senator gave a “Golden Fleece“ award to the agencies that funded the professor's research.The…Trending
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