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Today in Supreme Court History
with Dan Schiavetta, Jr.
a.k.a. “captcrisis”
Today in Supreme Court History: June 10
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (decided June 10, 1968): allowed “stop and frisk” without warrant if suspicion of armed and involved in a crime...

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Jun 10, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 9
Carey v. Population Services Int’l, 431 U.S. 678 (decided June 9, 1977): statute prohibiting sale of non-prescription contraceptives, and...

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Jun 9, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 8
Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (decided June 8, 1925): New York’s “criminal anarchy” statute (still on the books!) permissible despite...

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Jun 8, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 7
Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (decided June 7, 1965): Fourteenth Amendment violated by statute outlawing sale of contraceptives;...

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Jun 7, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 6
Gonzalez v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (decided June 6, 2005): Commerce Clause allows Congress to criminalize home grown cannabis even if state...

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Jun 6, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 5
Coleman v. Miller, 307 U.S. 433 (decided June 5, 1939): there is no time limit on states ratifying proposed Constitutional Amendments...

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Jun 6, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 4
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. 617 (decided June 4, 2018): First Amendment protected cakeshop owner’s...

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Jun 6, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 3
Hammer v. Dagenhart, 247 U.S. 251 (decided June 3, 1918): Interstate Commerce Clause did not authorize Congress to prohibit child labor...

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Jun 6, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 2
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (decided June 2, 1952): President cannot seize private property (steel mills which...

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Jun 6, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 1
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (decided June 1, 1925): striking down Oregon statute requiring all children to go to public...

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Jun 6, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 31
Maul v. United States, 274 U.S. 501 (decided May 31, 1927): vessel without proper registration properly seized by Coast Guard 34 miles...

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May 31, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 30
BNSF Ry. Co. v. Tyrrell, 581 U.S. 402 (decided May 30, 2017): railroad could be sued in state where it was neither based nor incorporated...

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May 30, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 29
Ledbetter v. Goodyear, 550 U.S. 618 (decided May 29, 2007): Title VII lawsuit as to sexual discrimination in employment (after 18 years...

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May 29, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 28
Home Depot U.S.A. v. Jackson, 587 U.S. --- (decided May 28, 2019): new party sued in third party class action can’t remove case to...

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May 28, 20243 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 27
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495 (decided May 27, 1935) (the “sick chicken case”): invalidated many provisions of...

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May 27, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 26
United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739 (decided May 26, 1987): upholding Constitutionality of Bail Reform Act of 1984 which requires...

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May 26, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 25
Choteau v. Burnet, 283 U.S. 691 (decided May 25, 1931): status as Native American does not excuse obligation to pay income tax on amounts...

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May 25, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 24
re Shipp, 214 U.S. 386 (verdict rendered May 24, 1909): Only once has there been a criminal trial in the Supreme Court and this was it. ...

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May 24, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 23
Rust v. Sullivan, 500 U.S. 173 (decided May 23, 1991): Congress can prohibit family planning agencies receiving federal funds from...

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May 24, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: May 22
TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group, 581 U.S. 258 (decided May 22, 2017): patent suit must be brought in defendant’s state of...

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May 22, 20242 min read
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