

Richardson v. Ramirez
Margaret Huai To what extent should ex-incarcerated individuals' citizenship rights be limited? BACKGROUND: Docket: 72-1589 Citation: 418...
Apr 10, 2024


UNITED STATES v. COOLEY
Do Native American reservation officers hold the same jurisdictions as ordinary police officers? BACKGROUND: Docket No. 19-1414 Date...
Oct 1, 2023


California v. Texas
How Texas’s case was rejected by SCOTUS because of their lack of standing
Aug 17, 2023


Brady v. Maryland, (1963)
Why prosecutors can’t withhold evidence from the defense in a trial BACKGROUND: Docket No. 490 Date Argued: Mar 18 - 19, 1963 Date...
Jan 14, 2022


The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)
How the Supreme Court redefined the privileges and immunities clause.
Jan 8, 2022


Stare Decisis: A Legal Doctrine
How courts apply the past to the present. Stare decisis is the “legal doctrine of precedent”, coming from the Latin phrase “to stand by...
Oct 3, 2021
Obergefell V. Hodges
How the court grappled with the definition of marriage and religious liberty. BACKGROUND: Date Argued: April 28, 2015 Date Decided: Jun...
Sep 14, 2021


Department of Commerce v. New York
How the 2020 Census revised executive checks. BACKGROUND: Docket: 18-966 Date Argued: April 23, 2019 Date Decided: June 27,2019 In...
Aug 29, 2021


A Current Look at the Supreme Court
An in-depth look at each justice’s history before, and on, the Roberts Court. (Top Row: Brett Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy...
Aug 16, 2021


Edwards v. Vannoy
Can criminal cases be tried again if the criminal justice rules change?
Aug 1, 2021


California v. Texas
How Texas’s case was rejected by SCOTUS because of their lack of standing.
Jul 28, 2021


Torres v. Madrid
(2014-2021) How a woman ran from the police, petitioned against them, and won. BACKGROUND: Docket Number: 19-292 Date Argued: October 14,...
Jul 25, 2021


Terry v. Ohio
(1967 - 1968) How and why you could be searched for being reasonably suspicious. BACKGROUND: Docket Number: 67 Date Argued: December 12,...
Jul 14, 2021


Court Case Terminology
There are a lot of weird words that you may come across while studying court cases. Here is a quick list of the most common ones and...
Jul 11, 2021


Mahanoy Area School District vs B.L
How a Snapchat ended up in the supreme court, and what it means for future students. BACKGROUND: Docket No. 20-255 Date Argued: April 28,...
Jul 11, 2021