Secretary of the Navy v. Avrech , 418 U.S. 676 (decided July 8, 1974): soldier busted down to private for publishing a “disloyal”...

Commodity Futures Trading Comm’n v. Schor , 478 U.S. 833 (decided July 7, 1986): no separation of powers problem with statute allowing...

South Dakota v. Opperman , 428 U.S. 364 (decided July 6, 1976): no warrant needed to search car impounded because illegally parked; cars...

United States v. Leon , 468 U.S. 897 (decided July 5, 1984): evidence (here, drugs) can be admitted into evidence despite bad warrant if...

In re Lewis , 418 U.S. 1301 (decided July 4, 1974): Douglas releases Will Lewis, San Francisco radio station manager, who had been jailed...

FCC v. Pacifica Foundation , 438 U.S. 726 (decided July 3, 1978): George Carlin’s “seven dirty words” broadcast on WBAI in New York at 2...

Gregg v. Georgia , 428 U.S. 153 (decided July 2, 1976): death penalty is ok if rendered by jury in separate sentencing phase with...

Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center , 473 U.S. 432 (decided July 1, 1985): Equal Protection violated by refusing to grant permit to build...

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores , 573 U.S. 682 (decided June 30, 2014): for-profit corporation is a “person” and if closely held can refuse...

Planned Parenthood v. Casey , 505 U.S. 833 (decided June 29, 1992): Pennsylvania statute requiring spousal notice for abortion placed...

McDonald v. City of Chicago , 561 U.S. 742 (decided June 28, 2010): Second Amendment right identified as to federally administrated areas...

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt , 579 U.S. 582 (decided June 27, 2016): strikes down Texas requirement that doctors performing...

Obergefell v. Hodges , 576 U.S. 644 (decided June 26, 2015): bans on same-sex marriage violate Equal Protection (ruling on various cases...

Shelby County v. Holder , 570 U.S. 529 (decided June 25, 2013): preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 can no longer be...

“Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin I” , 570 U.S. 297 (decided June 24, 2013): all race based factors in college admissions are...

Kelo v. City of New London , 545 U.S. 469 (decided June 23, 2005): eminent domain power can be used to condemn homeowners’ property and...

Jacobellis v. Ohio , 378 U.S. 184 (decided June 22, 1964): The obscenity case wherein Potter Stewart says, “I know it when I see it.” He...

Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents , 403 U.S. 388 (decided June 21, 1971): federal officials can be sued for violation of Constitutional...

Atkins v. Virginia , 536 U.S. 304 (decided June 20, 2002): executing intellectually disabled people (I think that’s the term for it now)...

Mapp v. Ohio , 367 U.S. 643 (decided June 19, 1961): exclusionary rule for evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment applies...