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Voting & Elections | Minor v. Happersett | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/88/162/ | U.S. Supreme Court Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 21 Wall.
162 162 (1874) Minor v. Happersett 88 U.S. (21 Wall.)
162 ERROR TO THE
SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI Syllabus 1. The word "citizen " is often used to convey the idea of
membership in a nation.
2. In that sense, women, if born of citizen parents within... | In *Minor v. Happersett*, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right to vote is not inherent in citizenship and that states have the power to restrict voting rights to men, excluding women from suffrage. The Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as providing additional guarantees of protection for citizens but no... |
Trademarks | Prestonettes, Inc. v. Coty | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/264/359/ | U.S. Supreme Court Prestonettes, Inc. v. Coty, 264
U.S. 359 (1924) Prestonettes, Inc. v.
Coty No.197 Argued February 18, 19,
1924 Decided April 7, 1924 264
U.S. 359 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. The ownership of a registered trademark consisting of a name
designating the ... | In Prestonettes, Inc. v. Coty (1924), the US Supreme Court ruled that the owner of a registered trademark cannot prohibit a purchaser from using the trademarked name on their own labels, provided they are not deceiving the public. The Court held that a trademark does not give the owner the right to control how others u... |
Voting & Elections | U.S. v. Reese | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/92/214/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Reese, 92 U.S.
214 (1875) United States v.
Reese 92 U.S.
214 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF
KENTUCKY Syllabus 1. Rights and immunities created by or dependent upon the
Constitution of the United States can be protected by Congress. The
form and ma... | In United States v. Reese (1875), the US Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the power to legislate on voting rights in state elections under the Fifteenth Amendment, but only to address discrimination based on race, color, or previous servitude. The Court invalidated parts of the 1870 Act that went beyond this scope... |
Trademarks | Inwood Laboratories v. Ives Laboratories | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/456/844/ | U.S. Supreme Court Inwood Laboratories v. Ives
Laboratories, 456
U.S. 844 (1982) Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives
Laboratories, Inc. No. 80-2182 Argued February 22,
1982 Decided June 1, 1982 456
U.S. 844 ast|>* 456
U.S. 844 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent man... | Here is a summary of the case:
Inwood Laboratories v. Ives Laboratories (1982) concerned generic drug manufacturers, including Inwood, marketing a drug with capsules that looked like Ives' patented drug, CYCLOSPASMOL. Ives sued Inwood for trademark infringement under § 32 of the Trademark Act, alleging pharmacists mis... |
Search & Seizure | Florida v. Jimeno | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/500/248/ | U.S. Supreme Court Florida v. Jimeno, 500
U.S. 248 (1991) Florida v. Jimeno No. 90-622 Argued March 25, 1991 Decided May 23, 1991 500
U.S. 248 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
FLORIDA Syllabus Having stopped respondent Jimeno's car for a traffic infraction,
police officer Trujillo, who had been following the car afte... | Here is a summary of the case:
The Supreme Court ruled that a criminal suspect's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the police, after receiving the suspect's permission to search their car, open a closed container within the car that could reasonably hold the object of the search. In this case, the Court de... |
Taxes | Crandall v. Nevada | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/73/35/ | U.S. Supreme Court Crandall v. State of Nevada, 73 U.S. 6
Wall. 35 35 (1867) Crandall v. State of
Nevada 73 U.S. (6 Wall.) 35 ERROR TO THE
SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA Syllabus 1. A special tax on railroad and stage companies for every
passenger carried out of the state by them is a tax on the
passenger for the privilege of... | In Crandall v. State of Nevada (1867), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a state tax on passengers leaving the state by railroad or stagecoach was unconstitutional. The Court held that such a tax was not a simple tax on the transportation companies but a tax on the passengers' right to travel freely between states, con... |
Taxes | Hylton v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/3/171/ | U.S. Supreme Court Hylton v. United States, 3 U.S. 3
Dall. 171 171 (1796) Hylton v. United
States 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 171 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
VIRGINIA Syllabus The act of Congress of 6 June 1794, laying "a tax on carriages
for the conveyance of persons, kept for the use of the owner," is a
const... | The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a tax on carriages for conveying people, kept for the owner's use. The Court ruled that this tax was not a direct tax under the Constitution and did not need to be apportioned among the states. |
Search & Seizure | California v. Acevedo | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/500/565/ | U.S. Supreme Court California v. Acevedo, 500
U.S. 565 (1991) California v. Acevedo No. 89-1690 Argued Jan . 8, 1991 Decided May 30, 1991 500
U.S. 565 CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL
OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE
DISTRICT Syllabus Police observed respondent Acevedo leave an apartment, known to
contain marijuana, wi... | Police may search a container within a car without a warrant if they have probable cause to believe it holds contraband or evidence, regardless of whether they have probable cause to search the entire vehicle. This decision eliminates the previous distinction between warrantless searches of closed containers within a c... |
Antitrust | U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/156/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. E. C. Knight Co., 156 U.S. 1 (1895) United States v. E. C. Knight
Company No. 675 Argued October 24,
1894 Decided January 21,
1895 156 U.S.
1 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus The monopoly and restraint denounced by the Act of July 2, 1890,
c. 64... | In United States v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not use the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 to break up a sugar manufacturing monopoly because the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not give Congress the power to regulate manufacturing, only the power... |
Search & Seizure | Weeks v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/232/383/ | U.S. Supreme Court Weeks v. United States, 232
U.S. 383 (1914) Weeks v. United
States No. 461 Argued December 2, 3,
1913 Decided February
24,1914 232
U.S. 383 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
MISSOURI Syllabus Under the Fourth Amendment, Federal courts and officers are
under ... | In the case of Weeks v. United States (1914), the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourth Amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures by federal officers and courts. The Court held that any evidence obtained through such unlawful means, including letters and documents, cannot be used against the ... |
Search & Seizure | Florida v. Bostick | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/501/429/ | U.S. Supreme Court Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S.
429 (1991) Florida v. Bostick No. 89-1717 Argued Feb. 26, 1991 Decided June 20, 1991 501 U.S.
419 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
FLORIDA Syllabus As part of a drug interdiction effort, Broward County Sheriff's
Department officers routinely board buses at scheduled sto... | In Florida v. Bostick (1991), the Supreme Court considered whether a person is always seized for Fourth Amendment purposes when the police ask questions on a bus. The Court held that a seizure does not occur simply because police question individuals on a bus; the appropriate test is whether a reasonable person would f... |
Search & Seizure | California v. Hodari D. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/499/621/ | U.S. Supreme Court California v. Hodari D., 499
U.S. 621 (1991) California v. Hodari
D. No. 89-1632 Argued Jan. 14, 1991 Decided April 23,
1991 499
U.S. 621 CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL
OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE
DISTRICT Syllabus A group of youths, including respondent Hodari D., fled at the
approach of an un... | Here is a summary of the case:
The Supreme Court ruled that a person is not considered "seized" under the Fourth Amendment if they are running away from the police and have not been physically touched or have submitted to an officer's "show of authority." In this case, Hodari fled from Officer Pertoso and threw away a... |
Gun Rights | U.S. v. Cruikshank | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/92/542/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S.
542 (1875) United States v.
Cruikshank 92 U.S.
542 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF
LOUISIANA Syllabus 1. Citizens are the members of the political community to which
they belong. They are the people who compose the community, an... | The case of United States v. Cruikshank (1875) dealt with the rights of citizens and the duties of the state and federal governments to protect those rights. The Court affirmed that citizens owe allegiance to both their state and the United States governments, with distinct rights and protections under each.
The Cour... |
Health Care | Zucht v. King | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/260/174/ | U.S. Supreme Court Zucht v. King, 260
U.S. 174 (1922) Zucht v. King No. 84 Argued October 20,
1922 Decided November 13,
1922 260
U.S. 174 ERROR TO THE COURT OF CIVIL
APPEALS, FOURTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT, OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS Syllabus l. A city ordinance is a law of a state within the meaning of
Jud.Code, § 237. P... | The Supreme Court dismissed the writ of error, finding no substantial constitutional question presented regarding the validity of city ordinances on vaccination and school attendance. The Court affirmed that vaccination requirements fall within the state's police power and that municipalities can delegate authority and... |
Gun Rights | U.S. v. Miller | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/307/174/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Miller, 307
U.S. 174 (1939) United States v.
Miller No. 696 Argued March 30, 1939 Decided May 15, 1939 307
U.S. 174 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
ARKANSAS Syllabus The National Firearms Act, as applied to one indicted for
transporting... | The National Firearms Act, which regulates the possession and transportation of certain firearms, was challenged in the case of United States v. Miller (1939). The Supreme Court upheld the Act, ruling that it did not violate the Second Amendment as it pertained to a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long. The C... |
Gun Rights | Presser v. Illinois | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/116/252/ | U.S. Supreme Court Presser v. Illinois, 116
U.S. 252 (1886) Presser v. Illinois Argued November 23-24,
1885 Decided January 4,
1886 116
U.S. 252 ERROR TO THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS Syllabus The doctrine that statutes constitutional in part only will be
upheld as to what is constitutional if it can he se... | The U.S. Supreme Court case Presser v. Illinois (1886) dealt with the constitutionality of an Illinois state statute regulating military organizations and the bearing of arms. The Court upheld the statute, finding that it did not infringe on the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, as that amendment is a limit... |
Health Care | Jacobson v. Massachusetts | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/197/11/ | U.S. Supreme Court Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S.
11 (1905) Jacobson v.
Massachusetts No. 70 Argued December 6,
1904 Decided February 20,
1905 197 U.S.
11 ERROR TO THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
MASSACHUSETTS Syllabus The United States does not derive any of its substantive powers
from the Preamble of the Const... | The case of Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905) centered on the constitutionality of a state's police power to enact and enforce public health regulations, specifically a compulsory vaccination law. The United States Supreme Court upheld the state's authority to implement such measures to protect public health and safety,... |
Gun Rights | Lewis v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/445/55/ | U.S. Supreme Court Lewis v. United States, 445 U.S.
55 (1980) Lewis v. United
States No. 78-1595 Argued January 7,
1980 Decided February 27,
1980 445 U.S.
55 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Held: Even though petitioner's extant prior state court
felony conviction may be ... | The Supreme Court held that an existing prior state court felony conviction, even if it could be challenged under Gideon v. Wainwright, could still be used as the basis for a subsequent conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon under federal law. The Court found that the plain language of the federal statute prohi... |
Health Care | Prince v. Massachusetts | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/321/158/ | U.S. Supreme Court Prince v. Massachusetts, 321
U.S. 158 (1944) Prince v.
Massachusetts No. 98 Argued December 14,
1943 Decided January 31,
1944 321
U.S. 158 APPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
MASSACHUSETTS PLYMOUTH COUNTY Syllabus 1. A state statute provides that no minor (boy under 12 or girl
under 18) shall sell, or ... | In *Prince v. Massachusetts*, the Supreme Court upheld a Massachusetts child labor law that prohibited minors from selling newspapers or other items on public streets. The case involved a member of Jehovah's Witnesses who allowed her nine-year-old niece to sell religious literature on the street, in violation of the la... |
Gun Rights | District of Columbia v. Heller | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/570/ | OPINION OF THE COURT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. HELLER 554 U. S. ____ (2008) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 07-290 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., PETITIONERS v. DICK ANTHONY HELLER
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
appeals for the district of columbia circuit
[June ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the District of Columbia's ban on handgun possession in the home violates the Second Amendment, which protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms. The Court found that the amendment guarantees the right to possess firearms and struck down the city's total ban on handguns, as well a... |
Government Agencies | Crowell v. Benson | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/285/22/ | U.S. Supreme Court Crowell v. Benson, 285 U.S.
22 (1932) Crowell v. Benson No. 19 Argued October 20, 21,
1931 Decided February 23, 1932 285 U.S.
22 ast|>* 285 U.S.
22 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEAL FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. In virtue of its power to alter or revise the maritime law,
Congress may prov... | In Crowell v. Benson, the US Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the power to provide reasonable compensation, regardless of fault, for employees in maritime work who are injured or killed due to their job. The Court upheld the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, which established a framework for com... |
Equal Protection | U.S. v. Harris | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/106/629/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Harris, 106
U.S. 629 (1883) United States v.
Harris Decided January 22,
1883 106
U.S. 629 ON CERTIFICATE OF DIVISION BETWEEN
JUDGES OF CIRCUIT COURT OF UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE Syllabus 1. The omission to state, in the certificate of division of
opinion bet... | The Supreme Court ruled that Section 5519 of the Revised Statutes, which allowed for federal prosecution of individuals who conspired to deprive others of their legal rights, was unconstitutional. The Court found that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as Article IV of the Constitution, did not grant Con... |
Government Agencies | NLRB v. Hearst Publications, Inc. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/322/111/ | U.S. Supreme Court NLRB v. Hearst Publications, Inc., 322
U.S. 111 (1944) Labor Board v. Hearst Publications,
Inc. No. 336 Argued February 8, 9,
1944 Decided April 24, 1944 322
U.S. 111 ast|>* 322
U.S. 111 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. The meaning of the term "employee" in... | In NLRB v. Hearst Publications, Inc. (1944), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that newspaper delivery boys, or "newsboys," working for Hearst Publications were considered "employees" under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The Court determined that the definition of "employee" in the NLRA should not be based solel... |
Government Agencies | Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization of Colorado | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/239/441/ | U.S. Supreme Court Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State
Board of Equalization, 239
U.S. 441 (1915) Bi-Metallic Investment Company
v. State Board of Equalization of
Colorado No. 116 Argued December 7, 8, 1915.-Decided
December 20, 1915 239
U.S. 441 ERROR TO THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO Syllabus The allowanc... | The Supreme Court upheld a state board's decision to increase property tax valuations in Denver by 40% without providing taxpayers or assessing officers a chance to be heard, rejecting claims of a violation of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court reasoned that not all individuals need to be heard on ma... |
Government Agencies | Londoner v. Denver | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/210/373/ | U.S. Supreme Court Londoner v. Denver, 210
U.S. 373 (1908) Londoner v. Denver No. 157 Argued March 6, 9,
1908 Decided June 1, 1908 210
U.S. 373 ERROR TO THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO Syllabus The legislature of a state may authorize municipal improvements
without any petition of landowners to be assessed t... | The Supreme Court held that landowners must be given a hearing to contest tax assessments against their property, and this requirement is not met by simply allowing them to submit written objections. Due process demands that landowners have the right to present their case and provide supporting arguments and evidence. ... |
Free Speech | Cox v. Louisiana | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/379/536/ | U.S. Supreme Court Cox v. Louisiana, 379
U.S. 536 (1965) Cox v. Louisiana No. 24 Argued October 21,
1964 Decided January 18,
1965 379
U.S. 536 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF
LOUISIANA Syllabus Appellant was the leader of a civil rights demonstration in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of 2,000 Negro students protesting
segreg... | The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the appellant, a civil rights leader, and overturned his convictions for peace disturbance and obstructing public passages. The Court held that Louisiana violated the appellant's First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to free speech and assembly by arresting and convicting him for lea... |
Government Agencies | Consolidated Edison Co. v. NLRB | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/305/197/ | U.S. Supreme Court Consolidated Edison Co. v. Labor
Board, 305
U.S. 197 (1938) Consolidated Edison Co. v. National
Labor Relations Board No. 19 Argued October 14, 17,
1938 Decided December 5, 1938 305
U.S. 197 ast|>* 305
U.S. 197 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. The power of... | In Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, the Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Act extends to public utilities engaged in supplying energy and utilities, even when their business activities are wholly within a single state. The case involved a group of companies that supplied el... |
Government Agencies | Universal Camera Corp. v. NLRB | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/340/474/ | U.S. Supreme Court Universal Camera Corp. v. Labor Board, 340
U.S. 474 (1951) Universal Camera Corp. v. National
Labor Relations Board No. 40 Argued November 6-7,
1950 Decided February 26,
1951 340
U.S. 474 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus The National Labor Relations Boa... | The Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Board's decision to reinstate an employee with back pay was supported by substantial evidence and should be enforced. The Court clarified the standard of review for courts reviewing administrative agency decisions, stating that the agency's findings must be suppo... |
Government Agencies | SEC v. Chenery Corp. (Chenery I) | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/318/80/ | U.S. Supreme Court SEC v. Chenery Corp., 318 U.S.
80 (1943) Securities and Exchange Commission
v. Chenery Corporation No. 254 Argued December 17, 18,
1942 Decided February 1,
1943 318 U.S.
80 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA Syllabus By an order of the Securities and Exchang... | The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a plan for the reorganization of a registered holding company, preventing officers and directors from converting their preferred stock into that of the new company. The United States Supreme Court reviewed the SEC's order and held that the order could not be sustain... |
Government Agencies | Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/325/410/ | U.S. Supreme Court Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand
Co., 325
U.S. 410 (1945) Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand
Co. No. 914 Argued April 26, 27,
1945 Decided June 4, 1945 325
U.S. 410 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. Under Rule (i) of § 1499.163(a)(2) of Maximum Price
Regulation No... | Here is a summary of the key holdings in the Supreme Court case of *Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.* (1945):
- The Court interpreted a price regulation issued by the Administrator of the Office of Price Administration under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.
- The regulation set a seller's ceiling price for a... |
Government Agencies | SEC v. Chenery Corp. (Chenery II) | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/332/194/ | U.S. Supreme Court SEC v. Chenery Corp., 332
U.S. 194 (1947) Securities and Exchange Commission
v. Chenery Corporation No. 81 Argued December 13, 16,
1946 Decided June 23, 1947 332
U.S. 194 ast|>* 332
U.S. 194 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA Syllabus 1. In approving a plan ... | In SEC v. Chenery Corp., the Supreme Court upheld the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) requirement that a company's management surrender preferred stock at cost plus interest during a reorganization, rather than convert it into stock of the reorganized company. The Court ruled that the SEC's decision was vali... |
Government Agencies | Shapiro v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/335/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court Shapiro v. United States, 335 U.S. 1 (1948) Shapiro v. United
States No. 49 Argued October 23,
1947 Decided June 21, 1948 335 U.S.
1 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. In obedience to an administrative subpoena, petitioner
produced sales records which he had... | In Shapiro v. United States (1948), the Supreme Court ruled that a petitioner who produced sales records under an administrative subpoena could not claim immunity from prosecution under the Emergency Price Control Act. The Court interpreted the Act's legislative history as prioritizing record-keeping for enforcement pu... |
Due Process | Slaughterhouse Cases | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/83/36/ | U.S. Supreme Court Slaughterhouse Cases, 83 U.S. 16 Wall. 36 36 (1872) Slaughterhouse Cases* 83 U.S. (16 Wall.) 36 ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
LOUISIANA 1. The legislature of Louisiana, on the
8th of March, 1869, passed an act granting to a corporation,
created by it, the exclusive right, for twenty-five years, to ha... | The U.S. Supreme Court case, *The Slaughterhouse Cases* (1872), dealt with a Louisiana law granting a corporation exclusive rights to slaughterhouses and cattle yards in certain parishes, including New Orleans. The Court upheld the state's power to grant such exclusive rights as a valid police regulation for the health... |
Due Process | Buck v. Bell | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/274/200/ | U.S. Supreme Court Buck v. Bell, 274
U.S. 200 (1927) Buck v. Bell No. 292 Argued April 22, 1927 Decided May 2, 1927 274
U.S. 200 ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
APPEALS OF THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA Syllabus 1. The Virginia statute providing for the sexual sterilization
of inmates of institutions supported by the State who sh... | In the case of Buck v. Bell, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a Virginia statute authorizing the forced sterilization of patients in state institutions who were deemed to be afflicted with hereditary forms of insanity or imbecility. The Court found that the statute did not violate the Fourteenth A... |
Due Process | Allgeyer v. Louisiana | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/165/578/ | U.S. Supreme Court Allgeyer v. Louisiana, 165
U.S. 578 (1897) Allgeyer v. Louisiana No. 446 Submitted January 6,
1897 Decided March 1897 165
U.S. 578 ERROR TO THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE OF
LOUISIANA Syllabus The provision in Act No. 66 of the Louisiana laws of 1894
that
"any person, firm or corporat... | The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana statute prohibiting residents from purchasing insurance from out-of-state companies that had not complied with state laws was unconstitutional. The Court held that the statute violated the Constitution by interfering with citizens' rights to make contracts outside the state and ... |
Due Process | Pierce v. Society of Sisters | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/268/510/ | U.S. Supreme Court Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268
U.S. 510 (1925) Pierce v. Society of
Sisters Nos. 583, 584 Argued March 16, 17,
1925 Decided June 1, 1925 268
U.S. 510 APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF
OREGON Syllabus 1. The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governm... | The Supreme Court ruled in Pierce v. Society of Sisters that the Oregon Compulsory Education Act, which mandated children to attend public school, was an unconstitutional violation of parents' and guardians' liberty to direct their children's upbringing. The Court recognized the fundamental right of parents to make dec... |
Due Process | Dred Scott v. Sandford | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/60/393/ | U.S. Supreme Court Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 19 How. 393
393 (1856) Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 Syllabus I 1. Upon a writ of error to a Circuit Court of the United States,
the transcript of the record of all the proceedings in the case is
brought before the court, and is open to inspection and
revision.
... | Here is a summary of the key points from the case:
- The case centers around a writ of error brought to a Circuit Court of the United States, presenting a full record of proceedings for inspection and revision.
- The Court's decision considers the jurisdiction of Circuit Courts and the definition of citizenship within... |
Due Process | Meyer v. Nebraska | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/262/390/ | U.S. Supreme Court Meyer v. Nebraska, 262
U.S. 390 (1923) Meyer v. State of
Nebraska No. 325 Argued February 23,
1923 Decided June 4, 1923 262
U.S. 390 ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF NEBRASKA Syllabus A state law forbidding, under penalty, the teaching in any
private, denominational, parochial or public sch... | The Supreme Court ruled that a state law prohibiting the teaching of any language other than English in schools, including private and parochial institutions, violated the Fourteenth Amendment and exceeded the state's power. The Court recognized the state's interest in fostering a homogeneous population and preparing c... |
Due Process | Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/408/564/ | U.S. Supreme Court Board of Regents of State Colleges v.
Roth, 408
U.S. 564 (1972) Board of Regents of State Colleges
v. Roth No. 71-162 Argued January 18,
1972 Decided June 29, 1972 408
U.S. 564 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent, hired for a fixed term of one ... | In Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth, the Supreme Court ruled that a nontenured state teacher does not have a procedural due process right to a hearing before their contract is not renewed, unless they can show a deprivation of "liberty" or a "property" interest in continued employment. The Court found that th... |
Due Process | Goss v. Lopez | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/419/565/ | U.S. Supreme Court Goss v. Lopez, 419
U.S. 565 (1975) Goss v. Lopez No. 73-898 Argued October 16,
1974 Decided January 22,
1975 419
U.S. 565 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
OHIO Syllabus Appellee Ohio public high school students, who had been
suspended from school for misconduc... | In Goss v. Lopez, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that students facing temporary suspension from a public school have property and liberty interests protected under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court held that Ohio could not withdraw the right to an education without fair procedures to determine... |
Due Process | Williamson v. Lee Optical, Inc. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/348/483/ | U.S. Supreme Court Williamson v. Lee Optical, Inc., 348
U.S. 483 (1955) Williamson v. Lee Optical of
Oklahoma, Inc. No. 184 Argued March 2, 1955 Decided March 28,
1955* 348
U.S. 483 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
OKLAHOMA Syllabus 1. Provisions of an Oklahoma statute making it ... | The Supreme Court upheld an Oklahoma statute that regulated the practice of optometry and restricted the activities of opticians. The Court found that the statute did not violate the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court also upheld provisions prohibiting the solicitation of sal... |
Due Process | Flemming v. Nestor | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/363/603/ | U.S. Supreme Court Flemming v. Nestor, 363
U.S. 603 (1960) Flemming v. Nestor No. 54 Argued February 24,
1960 Decided June 20, 1960 363
U.S. 603 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA Syllabus Section 202 (n) of the Social Security Act, as amended, provides
for the termination of old-... | Here is a summary of the case:
In Flemming v. Nestor, the Supreme Court upheld the termination of social security benefits for an alien deported for Communist Party membership. The Court rejected the argument that this violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment, finding that social security benefits are n... |
Due Process | Nebbia v. New York | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/291/502/ | U.S. Supreme Court Nebbia v. New York, 291
U.S. 502 (1934) Nebbia v. New York No. 531 Argued December 4, 5,
1933 Decided March 5, 1934 291
U.S. 502 APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT OF
MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK Syllabus 1. As a basis for attacking a discriminatory regulation of
prices, under the equal protection clause of the... | In Nebbia v. New York, the Supreme Court upheld a New York statute that fixed minimum prices for milk sales to protect small stores from larger distributors who could offer lower prices. The Court ruled that price regulation is valid if it's reasonable and addresses a public need, like ensuring an adequate milk supply.... |
Due Process | Ingraham v. Wright | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/ | U.S. Supreme Court Ingraham v. Wright, 430
U.S. 651 (1977) Ingraham v. Wright No. 75-6527 Argued November 2,
1976 Decided April 19,
1977 430
U.S. 651 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioners, pupils in a Dade County, Fla., junior high school,
filed this action in Feder... | Here is a summary of the Ingraham v. Wright case:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment does not apply to disciplinary corporal punishment in public schools. The Court also held that prior notice and hearing are not required before imposing corporal punishme... |
Due Process | Parratt v. Taylor | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/451/527/ | U.S. Supreme Court Parratt v. Taylor, 451
U.S. 527 (1981) Parratt v. Taylor No. 79-1734 Argued March 2, 1981 Decided May 18, 1981 451
U.S. 527 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent, an inmate of a Nebraska prison, ordered by mail
certain hobby materials. After being... | In Parratt v. Taylor, the Supreme Court ruled that a prisoner who lost hobby materials due to prison officials' negligence could not bring a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as he had not sufficiently alleged a violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court held that the deprivation did not res... |
Due Process | Moore v. City of East Cleveland | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/431/494/ | U.S. Supreme Court Moore v. City of East Cleveland, 431
U.S. 494 (1977) Moore v. City of East
Cleveland No. 75-6289 Argued November 2,
1976 Decided May 31, 1977 431
U.S. 494 APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF
OHIO, CUYAHOGA COUNTY Syllabus Appellant lives in her East Cleveland, Ohio, home with her son
and two grandson... | In Moore v. City of East Cleveland, the Supreme Court ruled that a housing ordinance in East Cleveland, Ohio, that restricted who could live together in a single family dwelling violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ordinance, which prohibited a grandmother from living with her grandson, was ... |
Due Process | Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/470/532/ | U.S. Supreme Court Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470
U.S. 532 (1985) Cleveland Board of Education v.
Loudermill No. 83-1362 Argued December 3,
1984 Decided March 19, 1985 470
U.S. 532 ast|>* 470
U.S. 532 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus In No. 83-1362, petitioner B... | In Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, the US Supreme Court held that a public employee with a property right to their job is entitled to a pre-termination hearing as part of their due process rights. The Court found that the Ohio statute, which provided no opportunity for employees to respond to charges before... |
Government Agencies | Camara v. Municipal Court | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/387/523/ | U.S. Supreme Court Camara v. Municipal Court, 387
U.S. 523 (1967) Camara v. Municipal Court of the
City and County of San Francisco No. 92 Argued February 15,
1967 Decided June 5, 1967 387
U.S. 523 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF
APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE
DISTRICT Syllabus Appellant was charged with viola... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case, Camara v. Municipal Court:
The case centered around the Fourth Amendment and the right to privacy in one's home, specifically regarding code enforcement inspections. The Court held that a warrant is required for administrative searches, such as housing inspections, and over... |
Government Agencies | U.S. v. Storer Broadcasting Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/351/192/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Storer Broadcasting
Co., 351
U.S. 192 (1956) United States v. Storer Broadcasting
Co. No. 94 Argued February 28-29,
1956 Decided May 21, 1956 351
U.S. 192 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus After rulemaking proceedings under... | The U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co. (1956) concerned the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) amended rules limiting the number of television broadcast licenses that could be issued to a single party. The respondent, Storer Broadcasting Co., already had five television stations and... |
Due Process | Kahler v. Kansas | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/589/18-6135/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court case of Kahler v. Kansas (2020) concerned the constitutionality of Kansas's treatment of a criminal defendant's insanity claim. The defendant, James Kahler, argued that his mental illness prevented him from understanding the wrongfulness of his actions when he committed murder.
Kansas, unlike many o... |
Due Process | Timbs v. Indiana | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/586/17-1091/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause, which prohibits excessive fines imposed by the government as punishment or for criminal law enforcement, is applicable to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This means that states cannot impose excessive fines on in... |
Due Process | Chicago v. Morales | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/527/41/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1998
Syllabus
CITY OF CHICAGO v. MORALES ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS
No.97-1121. Argued December 9, 1998-Decided June 10, 1999
Chicago's Gang Congregation Ordinance prohibits "criminal street
gang member... | The Supreme Court affirmed the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling that Chicago's Gang Congregation Ordinance, which prohibited "criminal street gang members" from loitering in public places, was unconstitutional. The Court held that the ordinance violated due process as it was impermissibly vague and granted police office... |
Government Agencies | Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/401/402/ | U.S. Supreme Court Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v.
Volpe, 401
U.S. 402 (1971) Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v.
Volpe No. 1066 Argued January 11,
1971 Decided March 2, 1971 401
U.S. 402 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH
CIRCUIT Syllabus Under § 4(f) of the Department of Transportati... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Secretary of Transportation's decision to approve the construction of a highway through a public park is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act. The Court found that the Secretary's action was not exempt from review and that formal findings by the Secretary we... |
Government Agencies | Marchetti v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/390/39/ | U.S. Supreme Court Marchetti v. United States, 390 U.S.
39 (1968) Marchetti v. United
States No. 2 Argued January 17-18,
1967 Reargued October 10,
1967 Decided January 29,
1968 390 U.S.
39 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner was convicted for conspiring to evade p... | The Supreme Court case Marchetti v. United States (1968) dealt with the constitutionality of requiring people engaged in illegal wagering to register with the government and pay an occupational tax. The Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination barred prosecution for violating federal wa... |
Government Agencies | Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/387/136/ | U.S. Supreme Court Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, 387
U.S. 136 (1967) Abbott Laboratories v.
Gardner No. 39 Argued January 16,
1967 Decided May 22, 1967 387
U.S. 136 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus The Commissioner of Food and Drugs, exercising authority
delegated to him... | Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner (1967): The Supreme Court held that pre-enforcement judicial review of agency regulations is not prohibited by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and that the case presented a "ripe" controversy for judicial resolution. The Court interpreted the statute's saving clause as not forec... |
Government Agencies | U.S. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/410/224/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Florida East Coast
Ry. Co., 410
U.S. 224 (1973) United States v. Florida East Coast
Railway Co. No. 70-279 Argued December 7,
1972 Decided January 22,
1973 410
U.S. 224 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF
FLORIDA Syllabus The District Court ruled t... | The U.S. Supreme Court case, United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co., concerned the Interstate Commerce Commission's (ICC) establishment of industry-wide per diem rates for freight-car use. The appellee railroads argued that the ICC failed to hold oral hearings as required by the Administrative Procedure Act (A... |
Government Agencies | U.S. v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/406/742/ | U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum
Steel Corp., 406
U.S. 742 (1972) United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum
Steel Corp. No. 71-227 Argued March 27, 1972 Decided June 7, 1972 406
U.S. 742 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA Syllabus 1. Two "car service rues" ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Interstate Commerce Commission's (ICC) "car service rules," which required unloaded freight cars to be returned to the owning railroad, were reasonable under the Esch Car Service Act of 1917 due to the national freight car shortage. The Court also found that the ICC's proceeding complie... |
Government Agencies | Heckler v. Chaney | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/470/821/ | U.S. Supreme Court Heckler v. Chaney, 470
U.S. 821 (1985) Heckler v. Chaney No. 83-1878 Argued December 3,
1984 Decided March 20,
1985 470
U.S. 821 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent prison inmates were convicted of capital offenses and
sentenced to... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision not to take enforcement action against the use of certain drugs for lethal injection in capital punishment cases is not subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Court found that agency decisions not to enf... |
Government Agencies | Block v. Community Nutrition Institute | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/467/340/ | U.S. Supreme Court Block v. Commun. Nutrition Inst., 467
U.S. 340 (1984) Block v. Community Nutrition
Institute No. 83-458 Argued April 24, 1984 Decided June 4, 1984 467
U.S. 340 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus To bring destabilizing competition among dairy... | In Block v. Community Nutrition Institute, the US Supreme Court ruled that individual consumers cannot legally challenge milk market orders, which set minimum prices for dairy products, and are meant to control competition among dairy farmers. The Court found that only handlers (processors) of dairy products could brin... |
Government Agencies | Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/467/837/ | U.S. Supreme Court Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC, 467
U.S. 837 (1984) Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural
Resources Defense Council, Inc. No. 82-1005 Argued February 29,
1984 Decided June 25, 1984 467
U.S. 837 ast|>* 467
U.S. 837 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus ... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC (1984):
The case centers around the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of these amendments. The specific issue is the definition of the term "stationary source" in the context of air po... |
Government Agencies | NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/416/267/ | U.S. Supreme Court NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co., 416
U.S. 267 (1974) National Labor Relations Board v.
Bell Aerospace Company No. 72-1598 Argued January 14,
1974 Decided April 23,
1974 416
U.S. 267 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND
CIRCUIT Syllabus On a petition by a labor union for a repres... | Here is a summary of the case:
The U.S. Supreme Court case NLRB v. Bell Aerospace Co. (1974) concerned a labor union's petition for a representation election among the buyer employees of the respondent company. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that the buyers constituted an appropriate collective bargain... |
Government Agencies | Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass'n v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/463/29/ | U.S. Supreme Court Motor Veh. Mfrs. Ass'n v. State Farm
Ins., 463 U.S.
29 (1983) Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
Association of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Co. No. 82-354 Argued April 26, 1983 Decided June 24, 1983 463 U.S.
29 ast|>* 463 U.S.
29 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF... | The U.S. Supreme Court case, Motor Veh. Mfrs. Ass'n v. State Farm Ins. (1983), centered around the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue practical motor vehicle safety standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rescinded... |
Government Agencies | Chrysler Corp. v. Brown | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/441/281/ | U.S. Supreme Court Chrysler Corp. v. Brown, 441
U.S. 281 (1979) Chrysler Corp. v.
Brown No. 77-922 Argued November 8,
1978 Decided April 18,
1979 441
U.S. 281 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner, as a party to numerous Government contracts, was
required to comply w... | In Chrysler Corp. v. Brown, the US Supreme Court ruled that federal agencies cannot create their own exceptions to the Trade Secrets Act, which prohibits the disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information submitted to a government agency. The Court held that only disclosures contemplated by congressional acti... |
Government Agencies | Public Citizen v. Dept. of Justice | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/491/440/ | U.S. Supreme Court Public Citizen v. Department of
Justice, 491
U.S. 440 (1989) Public Citizen v. United States
Department of Justice No. 88-429 Argued April 17, 1989 Decided June 21, 1989 491
U.S. 440 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA Syllabus To aid the President in fulfilling ... | In *Public Citizen v. Department of Justice*, the Supreme Court considered whether the American Bar Association (ABA) Committee's advice to the President on potential federal judge nominees was subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). FACA requires advisory committees to the President or agencies to be ope... |
Government Agencies | Darby v. Cisneros | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/509/137/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1992
Syllabus
DARBY ET AL. v. CISNEROS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT No. 91-2045. Argued March 22, 1993-Decided June 21, 1993 In a consolidated appeal from decision... | The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts cannot require plaintiffs to exhaust all administrative remedies before seeking judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), unless explicitly mandated by statute or agency rules. In this case, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations... |
Government Agencies | Franklin v. Massachusetts | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/505/788/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1991
Syllabus
FRANKLIN, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, ET AL. v. MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
MASSACHUSETTS No. 91-1502. Argued April 21, 1992-Decided June 26,1992 The Constitution requires that the apportionm... | The Supreme Court ruled that the decision of the Secretary of Commerce to include overseas federal employees in the census count for reapportionment purposes was not a "final agency action" reviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act. The Court also held that the President's actions in the census process are not ... |
Government Agencies | McCarthy v. Madigan | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/503/140/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1991
Syllabus
McCARTHY v. MADIGAN ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH
CIRCUIT
No.90-6861. Argued December 9, 1991-Decided March 4,1992
While a federal prisoner, petitioner McCarthy filed a dam... | The Supreme Court ruled that a federal prisoner does not need to exhaust administrative procedures before filing a damages action under Bivens, seeking monetary compensation for alleged violations of their Eighth Amendment rights by prison officials. The Court considered the purposes of exhaustion, individual interests... |
Government Agencies | Air Courier Conference v. American Postal Workers Union | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/498/517/ | U.S. Supreme Court Air Courier Conf.v. Postal Workers, 498
U.S. 517 (1991) Air Courier Conference of America
v. American Postal Workers Union,
AFL-CIO No. 89-1416 Argued Nov. 28, 1990 Decided Feb. 26, 1991 498
U.S. 517 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus The Un... | The case centers on the United States Postal Service's monopoly over letter carriage and the Private Express Statutes (PES), which authorize the Postal Service to suspend restrictions on mail routes in the public interest. The Postal Service allowed private couriers to engage in "international remailing," bypassing the... |
Government Agencies | Stone v. INS | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/514/386/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1994
Syllabus
STONE v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH
CIRCUIT
No. 93-1199. Argued November 28, 1994-Decided April 19, 1995
In 1988, an Immigration Judge or... | The Supreme Court ruled that a motion for reconsideration of a deportation order does not pause the 90-day period for seeking judicial review of the order. The case concerned an individual's deportation order, which was affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in 1991. The individual filed a motion to reopen ... |
Government Agencies | Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives Ass'n | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/489/602/ | U.S. Supreme Court Skinner v. Railway Lab. Execs. Ass'n, 489
U.S. 602 (1989) Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives'
Association No. 87-1555 Argued November 2,
1988 Decided March 21,
1989 489
U.S. 602 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Upon the basis of evidence indicating that... | The U.S. Supreme Court case Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Association (1989) dealt with the Fourth Amendment implications of drug and alcohol testing regulations for railroad employees. The Court applied the Fourth Amendment to the testing, viewing it as compelled by government authority. It considered the tests... |
Government Agencies | Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/497/871/ | U.S. Supreme Court Lujan v. Nat'l Wildlife Fed'n, 497
U.S. 871 (1990) Lujan v. National Wildlife
Federation No. 89-640 Argued April 16, 1990 Decided June 27, 1990 497
U.S. 871 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT Syllabus The National Wildlife Federation (hereinafter res... | Here is a summary of the Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation case:
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) filed a lawsuit against the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other federal parties, alleging violations of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act ... |
Government Agencies | Bennett v. Spear | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/520/154/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1996
Syllabus
BENNETT ET AL. v. SPEAR ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH
CIRCUIT
No. 95-813. Argued November 13, 1996-Decided March 19, 1997
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires ... | In *Bennett et al. v. Spear et al.*, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biological Opinion issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service, outlining the potential impact of the Klamath Irrigation Project on endangered fish species, constituted "final agency action" under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Biological Op... |
Government Agencies | Ohio Forestry Ass'n, Inc. v. Sierra Club | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/523/726/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1997
Syllabus
OHIO FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SIERRA CLUB ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH
CIRCUIT No. 97-16. Argued February 25, 1998-Decided May 18, 1998 Pursuant to the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA),... | The Supreme Court found that the dispute between the Ohio Forestry Association and the Sierra Club was not justiciable as it was not ripe for court review. The Court held that withholding review would not cause significant hardship to the Sierra Club and that delaying review would not result in significant practical ha... |
Government Agencies | National Credit Union Admin. v. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/522/479/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1997
Syllabus
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
No. 96-843. Argued October 6, 1997-Decided February 25,1998*
... | The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) interpreted a federal statute to allow federal credit unions to be composed of multiple, unrelated employer groups, provided that each group had its own common bond of occupation. The case was brought by five commercial banks and the American Bankers Association, who argu... |
Government Agencies | Christensen v. Harris County | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/529/576/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1999
Syllabus
CHRISTENSEN ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH
CIRCUIT No. 98-1167. Argued February 23, 2000-Decided May 1,2000 The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U. S. C. § 201(0), permit... | The Supreme Court held that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not prohibit public employers from compelling employees to use their accumulated compensatory time, as long as it doesn't disrupt the employer's operations. The Court interpreted the FLSA as ensuring liquidation of compensatory time without restrictin... |
Government Agencies | FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/529/120/ | OCTOBER TERM, 1999
Syllabus
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ET AL. v. BROWN &
WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP. ET AL.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT
No. 98-1152. Argued December 1, 1999-Decided March 21, 2000
T... | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asserted jurisdiction to regulate tobacco products, classifying nicotine as a "drug" and cigarettes as "devices" under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). The FDA introduced regulations to reduce tobacco use, particularly among minors, to decrease addiction and tobacco-relate... |
Government Agencies | Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/542/55/ | OPINION OF THE COURT NORTON V. SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE 542 U. S. ____ (2004) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 03-101 GALE NORTON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR,
et al., PETITIONERS v. SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS
ALLIANCE et al.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
appeals for the... | In Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (2004), the Supreme Court ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was not required to take action to address off-road vehicle (ORV) use on public lands in Utah. The Court found that while the BLM had a duty to manage and protect these lands, the specific actions req... |
Government Agencies | Barnhart v. Walton | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/535/212/ | OCTOBER TERM, 2001
Syllabus
BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY v. WALTON
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH
CIRCUIT
No. 00-1937. Argued January 16, 2002-Decided March 27, 2002
The Social Security Act auth... | The Social Security Administration (SSA) denied benefits to respondent Walton, who had been unable to work for 11 months due to a medical impairment. The Fourth Circuit reversed, holding that the SSA's interpretation of the Social Security Act, which requires a duration of 12 months of inability to work for benefits, c... |
Government Agencies | U.S. v. Mead Corp. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/533/218/ | OCTOBER TERM, 2000
Syllabus
UNITED STATES v. MEAD CORP.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
CIRCUIT
No. 99-1434. Argued November 8, 2000-Decided June 18,2001
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States a... | The case of United States v. Mead Corp. (2001) concerns the classification and tariff rates of imported goods, specifically "day planners," by the US Customs Service. The Court of Appeals ruled that Customs' ruling letters should not be given the same deference as regulations and that the letter in question was not ent... |
Government Agencies | Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Board | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/592/19-199/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
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order that corrections may ... | The Railroad Retirement Board's refusal to reopen a prior denial of benefits to a former railroad employee is subject to judicial review. The Court holds that the employee, who was granted benefits upon reapplying, has the right to seek judicial review of the Board's decision not to reopen its previous denial. However,... |
Government Agencies | National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/545/967/ | OPINION OF THE COURT NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN. V.BRAND X INTERNET
SERVICES 545 U. S. ____ (2005) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NOS. 04-277 AND 04-281 NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION, et al., PETITIONERS
04–277 v. BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES et al. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION... | The Supreme Court ruled that cable companies providing broadband internet service are not considered providers of "telecommunications service" and are therefore exempt from common-carrier regulation under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. This decision gives the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the aut... |
Government Agencies | City of Arlington v. FCC | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/569/290/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
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order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court considered whether an agency's interpretation of a statutory ambiguity related to its regulatory authority is entitled to deference under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The Court concluded that an agency's interpretation of a statutory provision is only entitled to Chev... |
Government Agencies | FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/556/502/ | OPINION OF THE COURT FCC V. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. 556 U. S. ____ (2009) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 07-582 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, et al.,
PETITIONERS v. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.,
et al.
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of
appeals for the second circuit... | In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., the Supreme Court considered the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) policy on "indecent expletives" in broadcast media. The case concerned the FCC's decision that indecent expletives, even when not repeated, could be prohibited under the Communications Act of 1934 and the... |
Government Agencies | Scialabba v. de Osorio | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/573/41/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
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of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) grants a remedy to all aliens who have "aged out" of the immigration process, not just those who are principal beneficiaries of a visa petition. This means that minor children of visa applicants who turn 21 while waiting for their visa to be processed ... |
Government Agencies | FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/592/19-1231/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
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of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the authority to regulate broadcast media ownership to promote competition, localism, and viewpoint diversity. In 2017, the FCC repealed or modified three ownership rules, concluding they no longer served the public interest. A non-profit group, Prometheus Radio Project, ... |
Government Agencies | Dept. of Commerce v. New York | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/588/18-966/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
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of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court ruled that the Secretary of Commerce has the authority to add a citizenship question to the census, as it falls under their broad authorization to conduct the census and determine its content. This decision overturns lower court rulings that blocked the question from being added, with the majority opi... |
Government Agencies | Kisor v. Wilkie | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/588/18-15/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Supreme Court upheld the use of Auer deference, which defers to an agency's interpretation of its own ambiguous regulations, but clarified its limits. Justices emphasized rigorous scrutiny of agency interpretations and the exhaustion of traditional construction tools before applying deference. Justices Gorsuch and ... |
Government Agencies | American Hospital Ass'n v. Becerra | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/596/20-1114/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the
United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter
of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington,
D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in
order that corrections may ... | The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must reimburse hospitals for providing outpatient prescription drugs to Medicare patients, with rates based on either a survey of hospitals' acquisition costs or the average sales price charged by manufacturers. In 2018 and 2019, HHS reduced reimbursement rates for Sect... |
Free Speech | Schenck v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/249/47/ | U.S. Supreme Court Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S.
47 (1919) Schenck v. United
States Nos. 437, 438 Argued January 9, 10,
1919 Decided March 3, 1919 249 U.S.
47 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA Syllabus Evidence held sufficient to connect the defendants with
t... | In the case of Schenck v. United States (1919), the US Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Schenck, who had been charged with conspiring to distribute anti-war leaflets and obstruct the military draft during World War I. The Court, in an opinion by Justice Holmes, established the "clear and present danger" test, sta... |
Government Agencies | Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/603/22-451/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme
Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543,
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errors.
SUPREME COURT OF ... | The Supreme Court considered whether to overrule the Chevron doctrine, which requires courts to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of statutes they administer if the statute is ambiguous. The Court reviewed two cases challenging the same agency rule, where lower courts applied Chevron deference and resolved in ... |
Free Speech | Debs v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/249/211/ | U.S. Supreme Court Debs v. United States, 249
U.S. 211 (1919) Debs v. United States No. 714 Argued January 27, 28,
1919 Decided March 10,
1919 249
U.S. 211 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
OHIO Syllabus The delivery of a speech in such word and such circumstances
that the pr... | In *Debs v. United States*, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Eugene V. Debs under the Espionage Act of 1917 for giving a speech opposing the United States' involvement in World War I. The Court ruled that the speech, which criticized the war and encouraged resistance to the draft, had the intent and effect of... |
Government Agencies | Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/603/23a349/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
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SUPREME COURT OF ... | The Supreme Court ruled on a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to reject over 20 states' plans for controlling ozone pollution and impose a single federal plan. The Court found that the EPA did not comply with the Clean Air Act in adopting the plan, as it failed to give the states adequa... |
Free Speech | Frohwerk v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/249/204/ | U.S. Supreme Court Frohwerk v. United States, 249
U.S. 204 (1919) Frohwerk v. United
States No. 685 Argued January 27,
1919 Decided March 10,
1919 249
U.S. 204 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
MISSOURI Syllabus The First Amendment, while prohibiting legislation against free
s... | In *Frohwerk v. United States*, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a defendant who conspired to obstruct military recruitment through newspaper publications during World War I. The Court ruled that the First Amendment does not provide immunity for all uses of language and that the defendant's actions fell withi... |
Government Agencies | Biden v. Nebraska | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/600/22-506/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
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SUPREME COURT OF ... | The case concerns the legality of the Secretary of Education's plan to cancel federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers under the HEROES Act. The Supreme Court ruled that the HEROES Act does not authorize the Secretary's plan, agreeing with the six states that sued, citing the terms of federal loans set by la... |
Government Agencies | Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/603/22-1008/ | NOTICE: This opinion is subject to
formal revision before publication in the United States Reports.
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SUPREME COURT OF ... | Here is a summary of the Supreme Court case Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Issue: The case considers when a claim brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) accrues for the purpose of the statute of limitations.
Holding: The Court held that a claim accrues when the pl... |
Free Speech | Abrams v. U.S. | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/250/616/ | U.S. Supreme Court Abrams v. United States, 250
U.S. 616 (1919) Abrams v. United
States No. 316 Argued October 21, 22,
1919 Decided November 10,
1919 250
U.S. 616 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK Syllabus Evidence sufficient to sustain anyone of several counts of an... | In *Abrams v. United States*, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of individuals who conspired to violate the Espionage Act by distributing circulars critical of the government and encouraging workers to strike during World War I. The Court found that the defendants' actions, which aimed to curtail ordnance product... |
Free Speech | Whitney v. California | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/274/357/ | U.S. Supreme Court Whitney v. California, 274
U.S. 357 (1927) Whitney v. California No. 3 Argued October 6,
1925 Reargued March 18,
1926 Decided May 16, 1927 274
U.S. 357 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF
APPEAL, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA Syllabus 1. This Court acquires no jurisdic... | In Whitney v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the California Criminal Syndicalism Act, which criminalized advocating for or teaching the use of force, violence, or unlawful methods to bring about political or industrial change. The Court rejected the petitioner's argument that the Act... |
Free Speech | Gitlow v. New York | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/268/652/ | U.S. Supreme Court Gitlow v. People, 268
U.S. 652 (1925) Gitlow v. People No.19 Argued April 12, 1923 Reargued November 23,
1923 Decided June 8, 1925 268
U.S. 652 ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK Syllabus 1. Assumed, for the purposes of the case, that freedom
of speech and of the press are among the ... | In Gitlow v. People, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a New York statute that punished individuals who advocated for the overthrow of organized government by force or other unlawful means. The Court assumed that freedom of speech and press are protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from state impa... |
Free Speech | Near v. Minnesota | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/283/697/ | U.S. Supreme Court Near v. Minnesota, 283
U.S. 697 (1931) Near v. Minnesota No. 91 Argued January 30, 1931 Decided June 1, 1931 283
U.S. 697 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA Syllabus 1. A Minnesota statute declares that one who engages "in the
business of regularly and customarily producing, publishing," etc.... | The Supreme Court ruled that a Minnesota statute authorizing public authorities to suppress newspapers publishing "scandalous and defamatory matter" against state officials was unconstitutional. The Court held that liberty of the press, protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, prohibits prior restraint on publication, wi... |
Free Speech | Terminiello v. Chicago | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/337/1/ | U.S. Supreme Court Terminiello v. Chicago, 337 U.S. 1 (1949) Terminiello v.
Chicago No. 272 Argued February 1,
1949 Decided May 16, 1949 337 U.S.
1 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
ILLINOIS Syllabus In a meeting which attracted considerable public attention,
petitioner addressed a large audience in an auditorium outs... | In Terminiello v. Chicago, the US Supreme Court ruled that a city ordinance prohibiting any "breach of the peace" violated the First Amendment right to free speech. The Court held that the ordinance, as interpreted by the trial court, was too broad and could be used to restrict protected speech. The Court also found th... |
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