Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

What Was the Dred Scott Case About: Ruling and Overturning

The Kissing Case: Arrests, Trial, and Lasting Impact

Thurgood Marshall’s Role in Brown v. Board of Education

Mabo Case: Terra Nullius, Native Title Act, and Wik

Bethel v. Fraser (1986): Ruling, Dissents, and Scope

The Prize Cases: Lincoln’s Blockade and Presidential War Power

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

Dred Scott v. Sandford: Ruling, Dissents, and Fallout

The Meaning of Plessy v. Ferguson: Separate but Equal Doctrine

Obergefell v. Hodges: Rights, Benefits, and the Respect for Marriage Act