1 The Constitution, American Democracy, and the Supreme Court |
The Development of the Constitution |
The Place of the Judiciary |
Box 1.1 Appealing a Case to the Supreme Court |
The Constitution, Constitutional Law, the Supreme Court |
Box 1.2 Judicial Philosophies |
Opinions of the Court |
Box 1.3 Locating Supreme Court Opinions |
The Court and the Issues of the Day |
Judicial Review, Judicial Restraint, Judicial Activism: Cases |
1.1 Marbury v. Madison (1803) |
1.2 Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) |
Rulings in Context: the Constitution, American Democracy, and the Supreme Court |
Voting Rights |
1.3 Baker v. Carr (1962) |
1.4 Shaw v. Reno (1993) |
1.5 Shelby County v. Holder (2013) |
Rulings in Context: Voting Rights |
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2 Organizing Government and Sharing Powers |
The Science of Federalism |
Separation of Powers |
Federalism and the Commerce Clause: Foundation Cases |
2.1 McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) |
2.2 Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) |
Federalism and the Commerce Clause: New Deal and Civil Rights Cases |
2.3 National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin
Steel Corp. (1937) |
2.4 United States v. Darby Lumber Co. (1941) |
2.5 Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964) and
Katzenbach v. McClung (1964) |
Federalism and the Commerce Clause: Contemporary Cases |
2.6 United States v. Lopez (1995) |
2.7 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012) |
Rulings in Context: Federalism |
The Separation of Powers |
2.8 Ex Parte Milligan (1866) |
2.9 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) |
2.10 Trump v. Hawaii (2018) |
Rulings in Context: The Separation of Powers |
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3 Expression and the Religion Clauses |
The Religion Clauses |
The Rights of Free Speech, Free Press, Free Assembly |
Box 3.1 A Note on Incorporation |
Free Expression: Cases |
3.1 Schenck v. United States (1919) |
3.2 Gitlow v. New York (1925) |
3.3 Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) |
3.4 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) |
3.5 Texas v. Johnson (1989) |
3.6 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) |
Free Press: Cases |
3.7 New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) |
3.8 New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) |
Rulings in Context: Free Speech, Expression, and the Press |
The Free Exercise of Religion: Case |
3.9 Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) |
3.10 Employment Division, Deptartment of Human Resources, Oregon. v. Smith (1990) |
Rulings in Context: The Free Exercise of Religion |
The Establishment Clause: Cases |
3.11 Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing Township (1947) |
3.12 Engel v. Vitale (1962) |
3.13 McCreary v. ACLU (2005) |
Rulings in Context: The Establishment Clause |
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4 Equal Protection of the Laws |
The Meaning and Intention of the Fourteenth Amendment |
Integration, Affirmative Action, and the Court |
Box 4.1 Three Judicial Tests for Deciding Equal Protection and Fundamental Rights Cases |
Segregation and Desegregation: Cases |
4.1 Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) |
4.2 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) |
4.3 Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle
School District No. 1 (2007) |
Rulings in Context: Segregation and Desegregation |
Affirmative Action and Race: Cases |
4.4 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) |
4.5 Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena (1995) |
4.6 Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) |
4.7 Fisher v. University of Texas (2016) |
Rulings in Context: Affirmative Action and Race |
Sez Discrimination: Cases |
4.8 United States v. Virginia (1996) |
Rulings in Context: Non-Racial Classifications |
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5 Due Process of Law and Rights of the Accused |
Procedural Due Process |
Substantive Due Process |
Due Process: Cases |
5.1 Lochner v. New York (1905) |
5.2 Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) |
5.3 Miranda v. Arizona (1968) |
5.4 Kyllo v. United States (2001) |
Capital Punishment: Cases |
5.5 Atkins v. Virginia (2002) |
5.6 Roper v. Simmons (2005) |
5.7 Glossip v. Gross (2015) |
The Right to Bear Arms: Cases |
5.8 McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010) |
Box 5.1 The USA Freedom Act of 2015 |
Rulings in Context: Due Process Clause and Rights of the Accused |
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6 Privacy |
"Discovering" Privacy in the Constitution |
Abortion: Cases |
6.1 Roe v. Wade (1973) |
6.2 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992) |
6.3 Gonzales v. Carhart (2007) |
Rulings in Context: Abortion Rights |
Right to Die: Case |
6.4 Gonzales v. Oregon (2006) |
Rulings in Context: Right to Die |
Gay and Lesbian Rights: Cases |
6.5 Lawrence v. Texas (2003) |
6.6 Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) |
Rulings in Context: Gay and Lesbian Rights |
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Appendix: The United States Constitution |
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Table of Cases |
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Subject Index |