Gideon v. Wainwright , 372 U.S. 335 (decided March 18, 1963): “If you can’t afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you.” (In high...

Patton v. Brady , 184 U.S. 608 (decided March 17, 1902): upholding extra tax on already taxed goods (on manufactured tobacco under War...

Fletcher v. Peck , 10 U.S. 87 (decided March 16, 1810): awarding land to purchaser in good faith, unaware that seller had obtained it by...

Bakery Sales Drivers Local Union No. 33 v. Wagshal , 333 U.S. 437 (decided March 15, 1948): A deli changed bakeries because its drivers...

Sicurella v. United States , 348 U.S. 385 (decided March 14, 1955): Jehovah’s Witness can be awarded conscientious objector status even...

Klopfer v. North Carolina , 386 U.S. 213 (decided March 13, 1967): prosecutor can’t say “nolle prosequi” (decide not to go forward) and...

Hale v. Henkel , 201 U.S. 43 (decided March 12, 1906): rejecting witness’s claim of Fifth Amendment privilege in federal grand jury...

Walker v. Wainwright , 390 U.S. 335 (decided March 11, 1968): defendant can seek habeas relief as to conviction as to one charge (here,...

Gregory v. City of Chicago , 394 U.S. 111 (decided March 10, 1969): police cannot order a demonstration dispersed if it’s the onlookers...

New York Times v. Sullivan , 376 U.S. 254 (decided March 9, 1964): The foundation of current law on freedom of speech in the media. A...

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. , 401 U.S. 424 (decided March 8, 1971): the first case holding that policies which had a “disparate impact” were...

Briscoe v. LaHue , 460 U.S. 325 (decided March 7, 1983): testimony in court is not “acting under color of law” so no §1983 liability for...

Dred Scott v. Sandford , 60 U.S. 393 (decided March 6, 1857): once-free slave had no claim to freedom in slave state because he was black...

Nebbia v. New York , 291 U.S. 502 (decided March 5, 1934): a pre-“switch” case where Roberts, writing the opinion, sides against the...

United States v. Tsarnaev , 595 U.S. 302 (decided March 4, 2022): upholding conviction of 2013 Boston Marathon bomber; trial judge had...

Schenck v. United States , 249 U.S. 47 (decided March 3, 1919): upholding Espionage Act conviction; mailing young men leaflets...

Gibbons v. Ogden , 22 U.S. 1 (decided March 2, 1824): power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce also includes navigation (this...

Strauder v. West Virginia , 100 U.S. 303 (decided March 1, 1880): Fourteenth Amendment violated by state statute restricting jury duty to...

Johnson v. M’Intosh , 21 U.S. 543 (decided February 28, 1823): Why do law professors like to play with the heads of 1L’s? In Property...

Washington v. Harper , 494 U.S. 210 (decided February 27, 1990): mentally ill prisoner could be treated with psychotropic drugs against...