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San Antonio Independent School District v Rodriguez Holds No Constitutional Right to Equal Education
In San Antonio Independent School District v Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1 (1973), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the right to education was not a fundamental right under the U.S. Cons...
Lemon v Kurtzman Test for Establishment Clause Violations
In Lemon v Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court held that state statutes that provided funding for non-public, non-secular schools violated the Establishment Cla...
Griggs v Duke Power Co & the 1964 Civil Rights Act
In Griggs v Duke Power Co, 401 U.S. 424 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court held that aptitude tests used by employers that disparately impact ethnic minority groups must be reasonab...
In re Winship Solidified Reasonable Doubt Standard
In In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970), the U.S. Supreme Court held juveniles, like adults, are constitutionally entitled to proof beyond a reasonable doubt when they are charge...
Goldberg v Kelly Establishes Procedural Due Process for Government Benefits
In Goldberg v Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970), the U.S. Supreme Court established Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process requirements for the denial of government benefits. The C...
Shapiro v Thompson Established 14th Amendment Right to Travel
In Shapiro v Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969), the U.S. Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to travel from one state to another. It further held that state laws that imp...
In re Gault Establishes Due Process Rights for Juveniles
In In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), the U.S. Supreme Court held that juveniles facing delinquency prosecutions must be afforded the due process protected by the Fourteenth Amendm...
Katz v United States Established Key Fourth Amendment Protection
In Katz v United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), the U.S. Supreme Court held that warrantless wiretapping constituted a search under the Fourth Amendment, concluding that a physic...
Sherbert v Verner: Religious Practice & The First Amendment
In Sherbert v Verner, 374 U.S. 398 (1963), the U.S. Supreme Court held that disqualifying a Seventh Day Adventist for unemployment compensation benefits, solely because of her re...
Roth v US: Obscene Speech Under First Amendment
In Roth v US, 354 U.S. 476 (1957), the U.S. Supreme Court held that obscene speech was not protected under the U.S. Constitution. The decision also established a test to determin...
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SCOTUS Rules Death Row Inmate Has Standing to Challenge Post Conviction DNA Testing Procedures
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 11, 2025
In Gutierrez v. Saenz, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S Supreme Court ruled that a death row inmate ha...
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of First Step Act to Vacated Sentences
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 4, 2025
In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First ...
SCOTUS Rules E-Cigarette Retailers Can Challenge FDA Order in Fifth Circuit
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that e-cigare...
