Historic Decisions
Pertinent to Civil Rights Litigation
| # | Link to Page | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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