Chambers v. Florida , 309 U.S. 227 (decided February 12, 1940): black suspects (robbery of white man) kept in jail for six days, denied visitors, and subject to persistent questioning, were denied Due Process and confessions were inadmissible Federal Housing Administration v. Burr , 309 U.S. 242 (decided February 12, 1940): statute allowing Federal Housing Administration to “sue and be sued” allows garnishment claim by creditor on FHA employee’s wages United States v. Fullard

Jaffree v. Board of School Comm’rs of Mobile County , 459 U.S. 1314 (decided February 11, 1983): staying District Court order allowing reciting of Lord’s Prayer as part of morning school activities; District Court judge has to follow Supreme Court precedent even if he disagrees with it (the District Court decision, 554 F.Supp. 1104, reads like a manifesto attacking Supreme Court case law, citing invocations of God by the Founding Fathers, the Pledge of Allegiance, etc.) (the

Everson v. Board of Education , 330 U.S. 1 (decided February 10, 1947): upholds against Establishment Clause and Due Process attack statute allowing reimbursement of parents for costs of busing to both public and Catholic schools (if you wonder why “bused” and “busing” don’t have double s’s, remember that there is a word “buss” which means to kiss -- in my view any racial segregation situation would have been improved by replacing “busing” with “bussing”) Borden’s Farm Produc

United States v. Lane Motor Co. , 344 U.S. 630 (decided February 9, 1953): truck used solely to commute to illegal distillery is not “property intended for use in violating alcohol tax laws” and hence can’t be seized and forfeited by the IRS Musser v. Utah , 333 U.S. 95 (decided February 9, 1948): Utah statute prohibited conduct “injurious to public morals”.  Appeal from conviction for counseling people to enter into polygamous relationships (this is Utah).  The Court notes t