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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...

The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)

How the Supreme Court redefined the privileges and immunities clause.

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...

Obergefell V. Hodges

How the court grappled with the definition of marriage and religious liberty. BACKGROUND: Date Argued: April 28, 2015 Date Decided: Jun...

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...

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...

Edwards v. Vannoy

Can criminal cases be tried again if the criminal justice rules change?

California v. Texas

How Texas’s case was rejected by SCOTUS because of their lack of standing.

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,...

Terry v. Ohio

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

United States V. Cooley

Do Native American reservation officers hold the same jurisdictions as normal police officers? BACKGROUND: Docket No. 19-1414 Date...

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...

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,...