Rochin v. California , 342 U.S. 165 (decided January 2, 1952): Defendant vomited out two capsules of (illegal) morphine at hospital after being force-fed an emetic. After police broke into his house a
Blake v. United States , 103 U.S. 227 (decided January 1, 1880): (Wikipedia has this being decided on January 1 though all Westlaw says is “October Term”.) In those days the President evidently had t
National League of Cities v. Brennan , 419 U.S. 1321 (decided December 31, 1974): The last two days of 1974 were busy. On December 30 a three-judge panel heard arguments made by several cities and st
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