Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

Jones v. Jones: The Custody Doctrine’s Rise and Fall

Thompson v. Smith: What the Right to Travel Case Actually Held

Harris v. United States: Plain View Doctrine Requirements

Missouri v. Holland: Treaty Power, Federalism, and Later Limits

Minor v. Happersett: Case Summary, Ruling, and Legacy

Excusable Neglect: Pioneer Factors, Rule 6(b), and Rule 60(b)(1)

Johnson v. Transportation Agency: Ruling and Two-Part Test

Walker v. City of Birmingham: Holding, Dissents, and Legacy

Ingraham v. Wright: Corporal Punishment and Due Process Ruling

Wickard v. Filburn: The Commerce Clause and Aggregation Doctrine