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This case was the beginning of the plenary power legal doctrine that has been used in Indian case law to limit tribal sovereignty. Elk v. Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (1884) An Indian cannot make himself a citizen of the United States without the consent and the co-operation of the United States Federal government. United States v.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Lists of case law cover instances of case law, legal decisions in which the law was analyzed to resolve ambiguities for ...
Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court on Federal Criminal Procedure, 30 Ky. L.J. 360 (1942). Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court on Federal Criminal Procedure, 7 Mo. L. Rev. 263 (1942).
Guilty plea in criminal case Oregon v. Mitchell: 400 U.S. 112 (1970) Age and voting rights in state elections Massachusetts v. Laird: 400 U.S. 886 (1970) Court declined to hear a case related to the constitutionality of the Vietnam War: Baird v. State Bar of Arizona: 401 U.S. 1 (1971) states cannot ban people from legal practice due to ...
Landmark court decisions, in present-day common law legal systems, establish precedents that determine a significant new legal principle or concept, or otherwise substantially affect the interpretation of existing law. "Leading case" is commonly used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth jurisdictions instead of "landmark case", as used ...
tax law, business purpose doctrine: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States: 295 U.S. 495 (1935) interstate commerce, New Deal Humphrey's Executor v. United States: 295 U.S. 602 (1935) administrative action, separation of powers: Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. White: 296 U.S. 176 (1935) early case on standard of review for regulations: Fox ...
constitutionality of legal tender laws Baker v. Morton: 79 U.S. 150 (1870) land claims in the Nebraska Territory: United States v. Klein: 80 U.S. 128 (1871) separation of powers Taylor v. Taintor: 83 U.S. 366 (1872) rights and responsibilities of bail bondsmen: Slaughterhouse Cases: 83 U.S. 36 (1873) freedom of employment Bradwell v. State of ...
Court historians and other legal scholars consider each chief justice who presides over the Supreme Court of the United States to be the head of an era of the Court. [1] These lists are sorted chronologically by chief justice and include most major cases decided by the court.