Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

United States v. Stevens: Free Speech and the Overbreadth Doctrine

Bryan v. McPherson: Intermediate Force and Qualified Immunity

Bristol Myers Squibb Case: Specific Jurisdiction and the Sliding Scale

Hawkins v. McGee: Expectation Damages and the Hairy Hand Case

Armstrong v. Kline: The 180-Day Rule and Extended School Year

The Byrd Rule: Six Tests for Extraneous Matter and Sunset Dates

Marshall v. City of Portland: Taser Force and Qualified Immunity

Illinois v. Caballes: Ruling, Dissent, and Rodriguez Limit

McCullen v. Coakley: Buffer Zones and the First Amendment

Jacobson v. Massachusetts: Vaccine Mandates and COVID-Era Limits