Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

Imminent Lawless Action: The Brandenburg Test’s Three Elements

Tennessee v. Garner Case Law: Rule, Later Cases, Liability

Britton v. Turner: Forfeiture Rule Rejected and Recovery Measured

Plessy v. Ferguson: The Ruling, Harlan’s Dissent, and Overturn

United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola

Summary of Gideon v. Wainwright: Ruling, Retrial, and Legacy

Is Plummer v. State Still Valid Law Today? Barnes and the 2012 Statute

Bouvia v. Superior Court: Refusing Treatment and the Privacy Right

Ledbetter v. Goodyear: Fair Pay Act, Deadlines, and EEOC Filing

Bell v. Johnson: Prisoner Retaliation and Ordinary Firmness