Historic Decisions
Pertinent to Civil Rights Litigation
# | Link to Page | Description | |
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01000 | ![]() | Abington v Schempp (1963) | School; Bible Study; Constitutionality; Separation between Church & State |
02000 | ![]() | Ali v USA (1968) | Muhammad Ali; Military; Conscientious Objector; Discrimination (Race, Religion) |
02100 | ![]() | Ali v USA (1971) | Muhammad Ali; Military; Conscientious Objector; US Supreme Court |
03000 | ![]() | Bivens v Six Unknown (1969) | Fourth Amendment; Narcotics Agents; Failure to State a Claim |
03100 | ![]() | Bivens | Fourth Amendment; Separation of Powers; Supreme Court created a New Cause of Action |
03200 | ![]() | Bivens v Six Unknown (1972) | Fourth Amendment; Qualified Immunity established for federal officers |
04000 | ![]() | Gayle v Browder (1956; USSC) | Supreme Court Affirmation of Browder v Gayle |
04100 | ![]() | Browder v Gayle (1956; USALMD) | Public Buses; Constitutionality; Overruled Separate but Equal |
05000 | ![]() | Brown v Board (1954) | Public Schools; Constititionality; Overturned Separate but Equal |
06000 | ![]() | Burdine | Employment Discrimination; Landmark Case; "Burdine Formula" |
07000 | ![]() | Cisneros v Christi (1972) | Public Schools; Constitutionality; Desegregation; Extended Brown v Board |
08000 | ![]() | Cumming v Richmond (1899) | Public Schools; No HS for black children; Equal Protection; |
09000 | ![]() | Debs v USA (1919) | Seditious Speech; Anti-War; Dissuade Recruits |
10000 | ![]() | Dred Scott | Slavery; Freedmen; Sovereignty; Comity; Issue of "Grave Importance" |
11000 | ![]() | Engel v Vitale (1962) | Public School; Religion; Prayer; Constitutionality; Separation between Church & State |
12000 | ![]() | Fisher v UT (2013) | Public College; Admissions; Constitutionality; Racial Discrimination; |
12100 | ![]() | Fisher v UT (2016) | Public College; Admissions; Constitutionality; Racial Discrimination; |
13000 | ![]() | Guinn v USA (1915) | Voting; Oklahoma; Constitutionality; 15th Amendment; Reconstruction; Grandfather Clause |
14000 | ![]() | Hosanna v EEOC (2012) | Church; Minister; Employment Discrimination; Exception |
15000 | ![]() | Marbury v Madison (1803) | Political Appointee; Writ of Mandamus |
16000 | ![]() | McDonnell-Douglas (1969) | Employment Discrimination; District Court; Race, Retaliation; |
16100 | ![]() | McDonnell-Douglas (1970) | Employment Discrimination; District Court; Race, Retaliation; "Stall-In", "Lock-In" |
16200 | ![]() | McDonnell-Douglas (1972) | Employment Discrimination; Appellate Court; Reversed; Charge Omitted |
16300 | ![]() | McDonnell-Douglas (1973) | Employment Discrimination; Supreme Court; Charge Omitted |
16400 | ![]() | McDonnell-Douglas (1975) | Employment Discrimination; District Court; Race, Retaliation; |
16500 | ![]() | McDonnell-Douglas (1976) | Employment Discrimination; Appellate Court; Affirmed |
17000 | ![]() | Miranda v Arizona (1966) | "Miranda Rights"; Self-Incrimination (Fifth Amendment); |
18000 | ![]() | Morgan v Virginia (1946) | Greyhound Buses; Constitutionality (Art. I §8 US Constitution); Commerce Clause |
19000 | ![]() | Plessy v Ferguson (1896) | Traincars; Constitutionality; Separate but Equal established; |
20000 | ![]() | Roe v Wade (1973) | Abortion; Constitutionality; Privacy Rights |
21000 | ![]() | Worcester v Georgia (1832) | Indian Land; Constitutionality |
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