Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

Kennedy v. Louisiana: Child Rape and the Eighth Amendment

Hirabayashi v. United States: Ruling and Vacated Conviction

Hobson v. Hansen: Tracking, Equal Protection, and Remedies

People v. Scott: The Harvey-Madden Rule and Search Warrants

Swift v. Tyson: Federal Common Law, Forum Shopping, and Erie

Kohl v. United States: The Federal Eminent Domain Ruling

Baldwin v. New York: The Six-Month Rule and Jury Rights

Kentucky v. King: Police-Created Exigent Circumstances and Its Limits

Is XRP a Security or Commodity? Ruling, Legislation, and Taxes

Bird v Jones: False Imprisonment and the Total Restraint Rule