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Today in Supreme Court History
with Dan Schiavetta, Jr.
a.k.a. “captcrisis”
Today in Supreme Court History: June 28
McDonald v. City of Chicago, (decided June 28, 2010): Second Amendment right identified as to federally administrated areas in District...

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Jun 28, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 27
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. 582 (decided June 27, 2016): strikes Texas requirement that doctors performing abortions...

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Jun 27, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 26
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (decided June 26, 2015): bans on same-sex marriage violate Equal Protection (ruling on various cases...

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Jun 26, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 25
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...

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Jun 25, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 24
“Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin I”, 570 U.S. 297 (decided June 24, 2013): all race based factors in college admissions are...

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Jun 24, 20233 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 23
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...

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Jun 23, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 22
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...

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Jun 22, 20233 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 21
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (decided June 21, 1971): federal officials can be sued for violation of Constitutional...

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Jun 21, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 20
Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (decided June 20, 2002): executing intellectually disabled people (I think that’s the term for it now)...

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Jun 20, 20233 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 19
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (decided June 19, 1961): exclusionary rule for evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment applies...

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Jun 19, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 18
Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans, 576 U.S. 200 (decided June 18, 2015): Texas can refuse request to put Confederate battle flag on...

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Jun 18, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 17
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 593 U.S. --- (decided June 17, 2021): Free Exercise Clause prevented City from requiring placement...

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Jun 17, 20232 min read
Today in Supeme Court History: June 16
Bigelow v. Virginia, 421 U.S. 809 (decided June 16, 1975): with abortion now legal with Roe v. Wade, First Amendment violated by statute...

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Jun 16, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 15
Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. --- (decided June 15, 2020): Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits firing an employee for...

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Jun 15, 20233 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 14
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (decided June 14, 1943): explicitly overrules Minersville v. Gobitis,...

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Jun 14, 20233 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 13
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (decided June 13, 1966): asking questions of detained witness without advising of right to remain silent...

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Jun 13, 20233 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 12
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (decided June 12, 1967): striking down on Equal Protection and (substantive) Due Process grounds...

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Jun 12, 20232 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: June 11
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (decided June 11, 1993): ordinance prohibiting unnecessary killing of...

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Jun 11, 20232 min read
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...

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Jun 10, 20232 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, 20233 min read
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