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This case featured the first example of judicial review by the Supreme Court. Ware v. Hylton, 3 U.S. 199 (1796) A section of the Treaty of Paris supersedes an otherwise valid Virginia statute under the Supremacy Clause. This case featured the first example of judicial nullification of a state law. Fletcher v.
Prisoners committed to civil mental institutions have a right to a hearing to determine whether or not they are in fact mentally disordered. Brown v. Louisiana: 383 U.S. 131 (1966) first amendment, right to protest South Carolina v. Katzenbach: 383 U.S. 301 (1966) Voting Rights Act, Fifteenth Amendment Memoirs v. Massachusetts: Free Speech: 383 ...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been involved in the following legal cases, either by representing a party, or filing an amicus brief, or otherwise significantly involved. 1920s [ edit ]
These lists are sorted chronologically by chief justice and include most major cases decided by the court. Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (October 19, 1789 – December 15, 1800) Marshall Court (February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835)
"Leading case" is commonly used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth jurisdictions instead of "landmark case", as used in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Commonwealth countries, a reported decision is said to be a leading decision when it has come to be generally regarded as settling the law of the question involved.
Effective assistance of counsel in appeals in criminal cases Wainwright v. Witt: 469 U.S. 412 (1985) Selection of jurors in death penalty cases United States v. Maine: 469 U.S. 504 (1985) Long Island is an extension of the mainland and the bordering sounds are therefore under state regulatory control Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit ...
This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 – June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (August 12, 1795 – December 28, 1795), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 – December 15, 1800), respectively the Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts.
bad-faith exception to the right to convert Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 13 case Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation: 549 U.S. 422 (2007) District Court may respond immediately to defendant's forum non conveniens motion before resolving jurisdictional or other threshold concerns Massachusetts v.