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Below are nine cases that defined the past decade of American law. For the most part, these cases represent important and ongoing trends in the Court’s decisions.
The US Supreme Court has made many sweeping, landmark decisions. Here's a primer on 47 of the most important ones, and how they changed American life.
look at the court's most famous decisions: Marbury v. Madison, 1803 (4-0 decision) Established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review over Congress. McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819...
Participate in interactive landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped history and have an impact on law-abiding citizens today.
Read important U.S. Supreme Court decisions in areas ranging from abortion, gun rights, and elections to criminal procedure, due process, equal protection, and free speech.
The National Constitution Center’s Supreme Court Cases Library includes materials on the most influential Supreme Court cases in American history. To ensure nonpartisan rigor and ideological diversity, we enlisted a pair of leading scholars from diverse constitutional perspectives—Caroline Fredrickson and Ilan Wurman—to help choose the ...
Dred Scott v. Sandford. The Court’s most infamous decision, Dred Scott escalated the debate around slavery to a fever pitch and helped push the nation toward civil war. At the heart of the case was Dred Scott, an enslaved Black man who sued to seek emancipation for himself and his wife and child.
These lists contain detailed tables about each term since 1999, including which justices filed the court's opinion, dissenting and concurring opinions in each case, and information about justices joining opinions.
The Supreme Court was transformed this term by the departure of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, its longtime swing vote, and the arrival of his more conservative successor, Justice Brett M....
US Supreme Court cases from the Cases from 2000-2019 term.