In re Whittington, 391 U.S. 341 (decided May 19, 1968): judge’s determination of juvenile as “delinquent” and therefore commitable to...

Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (decided May 18, 1896): the notorious “separate but equal” decision: segregated train cars are not...

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (decided May 17, 1954): “separate is inherently unequal”, invalidating on Equal...

California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (decided May 16, 1988): police can search garbage left out by the curb without a warrant Mutual Life...

United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (decided May 15, 1939:) Second Amendment guarantees only right to keep and bear arms in...

Frontiero v. Richardson, 411 U.S. 677 (decided May 14, 1973): gender is a “suspect class” so any discrimination subject to “strict...

Apple v. Pepper, 587 U.S. --- (decided May 13, 2019): purchasers of apps at App Store are direct purchasers and therefore can sue Apple...

Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (decided May 12, 1980): armed robbery defendant, after being given Miranda warnings and riding in...

Smith v. Texas, 233 U.S. 630 (decided May 11, 1914): Texas statute restricting employment as a conductor to those who have already been...

Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (decided May 10, 1886): Fourteenth Amendment violated by ordinance allowing denial without recourse of...

Andersen v. United States, 170 U.S. 481 (decided May 9, 1898): upholding conviction of sailor for shooting crewmember and pushing him...

United States v. Ju Toy, 198 U.S. 253 (decided May 8, 1905): Chinese national applying for admission to U.S. not entitled to judicial...

Kelly v. United States, 590 U.S. — (decided May 7, 2020): the famous “blocked lanes on the GW Bridge” case which did such political...

United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 310 U.S. 150 (decided May 6, 1940): important antitrust case which holds that price fixing...

Town of Greece 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 ...

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

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)...