Campbell v. Holt , 115 U.S. 620 (decided December 7, 1885): new Texas constitution (which went into effect after Texas was readmitted...

Palko v. Connecticut , 302 U.S. 319 (decided December 6, 1937): Fifth Amendment’s prohibition of double jeopardy did not apply to the...

Lopez v. Gonzalez , 549 U.S. 47 (decided December 5, 2006): felony under state law which is only a misdemeanor under federal law is not...

New Jersey v. City of New York , 290 U.S. 237 (decided December 4, 1933): imposes penalties against NYC for not complying with earlier...

International Shoe v. Washington , 326 U.S. 310 (decided December 3, 1945): this case was (as my law professor put it) the “fountainhead”...

United States v. Stapf , 375 U.S. 118 (decided December 2, 1963): estate not entitled to marital tax deduction where will required...

Moore v. Illinois , 55 U.S. 13 (decided December 1, 1852): upholding Illinois statute criminalizing hiding an out-of-state slave (not...

Porter v. McCollum , 558 U.S. 30 (decided November 30, 2009): ineffective assistance of counsel where mental health effects of combat...

Commissioner v. Kowalski , 434 U.S. 77 (decided November 29, 1977): cash meal allowances to New Jersey police officers are taxable income...

United States v. P.G. Evans , 195 U.S. 361 (decided November 28, 1904): owner of land-anchored feature (lighthouse) can sue in admiralty...

California Reduction Co. v. Sanitary Reduction Works of San Francisco , 199 U.S. 306 (decided November 27, 1905): San Francisco validly...

Keyes v. United States , 109 U.S. 336 (decided November 26, 1883): lieutenant’s suit for back pay dismissed because he was validly...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo , 592 U.S. 14 (decided November 25, 2020): in a 5 - 4 vote, Court grants stay on Free...

Hotel Employees Local 255 v. Leedom , 358 U.S. 99 (decided November 24, 1958): Court here ends the NLRB’s longstanding hands-off policy...

Arnold Tours v. Camp , 400 U.S. 45 (decided November 23, 1970): travel agencies had standing to contest Comptroller of Currency’s...

Brasfield v. United States , 272 U.S. 448 (decided November 22, 1926): judge can’t ask a jury foreman during deliberations where the vote...

Bank of Marin v. England , 385 U.S. 99 (decided November 21, 1966): bank which had no notice of bankruptcy proceeding not required to...

Osborne v. County of Adams , 106 U.S. 181 (decided November 20, 1882): a steam grist mill is not an “internal improvement” under state...

Goudy v. Meath , 203 U.S. 146 (decided November 19, 1906): Congress may exempt land held by Native Americans from taxation before they...

Ohio v. Robinette , 519 U.S. 33 (decided November 18, 1996): search of car was truly consensual even though police officer didn’t first...