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Reno v. Condon (2000)
Case SummaryThe Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA) prohibited States from disclosing or selling a driver's personal information without the driver's consent. Data sold by the…Roe v. Wade (1973)
Historical BackgroundSince the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, the legal, moral, and political controversy surrounding the abortion issue has polarized the American public. Two camps…Rostker v. Goldberg (1981)
Case SummaryIn 1980, Robert Goldberg challenged the U.S. draft registration policy by bringing suit against Bernard Rostker, the director of the Selective Service System. When Goldberg won in…Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
Case SummaryKraemer and other white property owners governed by a restrictive covenant brought suit in Illinois State court seeking to block the Shelley family, who were African-American,…Agostini v. Felton (1997)
Case SummaryA federal district court and Court of Appeals ruled against New York City, stating that the city could not have public school teachers provide supplemental instruction to…Baker v. Carr (1962)
Case SummaryIn the State legislature of Tennessee, representation was determined by a 1901 law setting the number of legislators for each county. Urban areas, which had grown greatly in…Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Historical BackgroundAfter World War II, the United States experienced another period of intense concern about the spread of communism abroad and fear of subversion at home. The Federal…Flast v. Cohen (1968)
Case SummaryA federal court ruled that Flast and the other plaintiffs did not have standing as taxpayers to challenge the use of federal funds for religious schools. “Standing“ is a legal…Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Historical BackgroundThe McCulloch v. Maryland decision in 1819 fanned the flames of controversy over States' rights and national supremacy. By 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall had reached…Louis V. Ledoux: The Gift
The GiftLouis V. LedouxLet others give you wealth and love, And guard you while you live; I cannot set my gift above The gifts that others give.And yet the gift I give is good: In one man'…Trending
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