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Shelley's Case (1581) early case setting rules for future interests in real property and trusts; Hext v Yeomans (1583) [25] [26] early defamation case wherein the Court found that slander do not lie upon inferences. Case of the Swans (1592) Exchequer of Pleas establishing wild animals, cannot be given by transfer. [27] [28] Eaton v Allen (1598 ...
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 (1986) Set the standard for what parties must establish in evidence to be granted summary judgement in federal civil cases and how courts should evaluate those motions. Since such motions are extremely common, Anderson has become the most-cited Supreme Court case. Daubert v.
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.
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. Kermit L. Hall, ed. The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. Kermit L. Hall, ed. Alley, Robert S. (1999). The Constitution & Religion: Leading Supreme Court Cases on Church and State. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-57392-703-1
Federal court jurisdiction over common law crimes The Schooner Exchange v. M'Faddon: 11 U.S. 116 (1812) capture and possession of foreign ships Fairfax's Devisee v. Hunter's Lessee: 11 U.S. 603 (1813) Loyalist property forfeiture Martin v. Hunter's Lessee: 14 U.S. 304 (1816) Loyalist property forfeiture, Supreme Court review of state court ...
Judiciary Act of 1891 bars Court from considering entire case without questions that can be separately resolved; cert denied and question of resolving two earlier cases reverts to Seventh Circuit Talton v. Mayes: 163 U.S. 376 (1896) individual rights in U.S. Constitution not applicable to tribal governments Ward v. Race Horse: 163 U.S. 504 ...
Early case on the patentability of the business method patent: Hills v. Gautreaux: 425 U.S. 284 (1976) Fifth Amendment and Civil Rights Act of 1964: United States v. Miller (1976) 425 U.S. 435 (1976) Fourth Amendment regarding financial information Hampton v. United States: 425 U.S. 484 (1976) Entrapment and drug distribution Estelle v ...
case brought against Coca-Cola under the Pure Food and Drug Act: United States v. Oppenheimer: 242 U.S. 85 (1916) doctrine of res judicata applies to criminal cases American Well Works Co. v. Layne & Bowler Co. 241 U.S. 257 (1916) scope of federal question jurisdiction in patent law case Caminetti v. United States: 242 U.S. 470 (1917)