Hale v. Henkel , 201 U.S. 43 (decided March 12, 1906): rejecting witness’s claim of Fifth Amendment privilege in federal grand jury...

Walker v. Wainwright , 390 U.S. 335 (decided March 11, 1968): defendant can seek habeas relief as to conviction as to one charge (here,...

Gregory v. City of Chicago , 394 U.S. 111 (decided March 10, 1969): police cannot order a demonstration dispersed if it’s the onlookers...

New York Times v. Sullivan , 376 U.S. 254 (decided March 9, 1964): The foundation of current law on freedom of speech in the media. A...

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. , 401 U.S. 424 (decided March 8, 1971): the first case holding that policies which had a “disparate impact” were...

Briscoe v. LaHue , 460 U.S. 325 (decided March 7, 1983): testimony in court is not “acting under color of law” so no §1983 liability for...

Dred Scott v. Sandford , 60 U.S. 393 (decided March 6, 1857): once-free slave had no claim to freedom in slave state because he was black...

Nebbia v. New York , 291 U.S. 502 (decided March 5, 1934): a pre-“switch” case where Roberts, writing the opinion, sides against the...

United States v. Tsarnaev , 595 U.S. 302 (decided March 4, 2022): upholding conviction of 2013 Boston Marathon bomber; trial judge had...

Schenck v. United States , 249 U.S. 47 (decided March 3, 1919): upholding Espionage Act conviction; mailing young men leaflets...

Gibbons v. Ogden , 22 U.S. 1 (decided March 2, 1824): power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce also includes navigation (this...

Strauder v. West Virginia , 100 U.S. 303 (decided March 1, 1880): Fourteenth Amendment violated by state statute restricting jury duty to...

Johnson v. M’Intosh , 21 U.S. 543 (decided February 28, 1823): Why do law professors like to play with the heads of 1L’s? In Property...

Washington v. Harper , 494 U.S. 210 (decided February 27, 1990): mentally ill prisoner could be treated with psychotropic drugs against...

Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma , 589 U.S. 178 (decided February 26, 2020): 3-year statute of limitations for ERISA...

North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC , 574 U.S. 494 (decided February 25, 2015): upholding FTC ruling that North...

<i>Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District</i>, 393 U.S. 503 (decided February 24, 1969): being in school does not...

Johnson v. California , 543 U.S. 499 (decided February 23, 2005): unwritten state policy of segregating new double-celled prisoners by...

<i>Joshua DeShaney v. Winnebago County</i>, 489 U.S. 189 (decided February 22, 1989): Due Process protection does not apply to actions of...

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers , 583 U.S. 149 (decided February 21, 2018): whistleblower statute did not allow damages for...