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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.
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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 ...
Held that a New York resident (whose state had women's suffrage) lacked any particularized standing to challenge alleged state-level of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This was a landmark case, prior to this, private citizens were permitted to litigate public rights. 9–0 Frothingham v. Mellon: 1923
Cases involving the search and seizure of allegedly obscene material Marcus v. Search Warrant, (1961) Quantity of Books v. Kansas (1964) Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia (1968) United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs (1971) United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels of Film (1973) Roaden v. Kentucky (1973) Lo-Ji Sales, Inc., v. New York (1979 ...
Parker immunity doctrine in United States antitrust law: Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States: 318 U.S. 363 (1943) Negotiable instruments, Federal common law: Largent v. State of Texas: 318 U.S. 418 (1943) city ordinance requiring permits in order to solicit orders for books is unconstitutional as applied to the distribution of religious ...
The United States Constitution contains several provisions regarding criminal procedure, including: Article Three, along with Amendments Five, Six, Eight, and Fourteen. Such cases have come to comprise a substantial portion of the Supreme Court's docket.
Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions is a series first aired by C-SPAN in the fall of 2015 about 12 key cases argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. A second season aired in the winter and spring of 2018, in which 12 additional cases were discussed. [1] Each episode is 90 minutes long, airs live, and examines a specific case in ...