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Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) A Texas law that criminalizes the desecration of the American flag is unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment's protection of symbolic speech. This decision invalidates laws prohibiting flag desecration in 48 of the 50 states. Alaska and Wyoming had no such laws. Barnes v.
The following is a list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court organized by volume of the United States Reports in which they appear. This is a list of volumes of U.S. Reports, and the links point to the contents of each individual volume. Each volume was edited by one of the Reporters of Decisions of the Supreme Court.
Establishes that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited under section 15(1). Law v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) Supreme Court [1999] 1 SCR 497: Charter of Rights, section 15(1) (Equality rights) Establishes the "Law test" for identifying Charter-prohibited discrimination. Canada (AG) v Hislop: Supreme ...
The Supreme Court of the United States has heard numerous cases in the area of tax law. This is an incomplete list of those cases. ... 183 U.S. 151 (1901) Downes v ...
Selective Draft Law Cases: 366 (1918) White none none multiple affirmed Jones v. Perkins: 390 (1918) White none none S.D. Ga. affirmed United States v. Morena: 392 (1918) McKenna none none 3d Cir. certification Waller v. Texas and Pacific Railway Company: 398 (1918) McKenna none none 2d Cir. affirmed Union Trust Company v. Grosman: 412 (1918 ...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is hearing arguments on whether laws proposed by Texas and Florida to ban social media companies from removing content are constitutional. Here's everything you ...
In 1874, the U.S. government created the United States Reports, and retroactively numbered older privately-published case reports as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of U.S. Reports have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of U.S. Reports, and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called ...
Supreme Court of the United States 38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444 Established March 4, 1789 ; 235 years ago (1789-03-04) Location Washington, D.C. Coordinates 38°53′26″N 77°00′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444 Composition method Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation Authorised by ...