Town of Greece, N.Y. v. Galloway, 572 U.S. 565 (decided May 5, 2014): opening town board meetings with almost inevitably Christian prayer...

Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646 (decided May 4, 2009): immigrant gave employer fake green card but the number on it turned...

Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (decided May 3, 1948): the first case invalidating “restrictive covenants” prohibiting black people from...

Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (decided May 2, 1927): the infamous “three generations of imbeciles are enough” case, opinion by Holmes (whose...

Knox v. Lee (Legal Tender Cases), 79 U.S. 457 (decided May 1, 1871): forcing creditors to accept new (paper) money for preexisting debts...

Bad Elk v. United States, 177 U.S. 529 (decided April 30, 1900): Kid shot a gun into the air for fun.  Tribal policeman (his cousin) had...

Niz-Chavez v. Garland, 593 U.S. 155 (decided April 29, 2021): “notice to appear” served on people subject to deportation (and which stops...

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, 553 U.S. 181 (decided April 28, 2008): Indiana law requiring photo ID to vote did not violate...

AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (decided April 27, 2011): Federal Arbitration Act preempts California common law rule...

United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (decided April 26, 1995): Gun-Free School Zones Act (prohibiting guns in school zone) exceeds...

United States v. Carolene Products Co., 304 U.S. 144 (decided April 25, 1938): Congress’s Commerce Clause power extends to public safety...

United States v. Ballard, 322 U.S. 78 (decided April 24, 1944): allegation that faith healing advocates knew that their claims of...

Virginia v. Moore, 553 U.S. 164 (decided April 23, 2008): not a Fourth Amendment violation to arrest rather than issue summons as...

Jones v. Mississippi, 593 U.S. --- (decided April 22, 2021): not “cruel and unusual punishment” to sentence juvenile to life without...

City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan Nat’l Advertising of Austin, LLC, 596 U.S. --- (decided April 21, 2022): City ordinance restricting...

Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. --- (decided April 20, 2020): guilty verdict for serious crime must be unanimous (overruling 1972 cases...

Nelson v. Colorado, 581 U.S. 128 (decided April 19, 2017): striking down on Due Process grounds Colorado statute requiring acquitted...

Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (decided April 18, 1960): record of competency hearing too sparse to evaluate; conviction (for...

Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (decided April 17, 1905): striking down New York statute setting maximum work hours for bakery employees...

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, 535 U.S. 234 (decided April 16, 2002): striking down on First Amendment and overbreadth grounds Child...