Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

Who Got the Money in the Anna Nicole Smith Estate Case?

Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.: The Contractor Defense Test

Koons v. Platkin: What the Third Circuit Struck Down and Upheld

Dred Scott v. Sandford: Background, Ruling, and Legacy

Warden v. Hayden: Hot Pursuit and the Mere Evidence Rule

Hans v. Louisiana: Eleventh Amendment Immunity and Its Limits

Pickering Balancing Test: Public Employee Speech and Section 1983 Claims

Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery: Burden Shifting and Recordkeeping

Allen v. McCurry: Issue Preclusion in Section 1983 Claims

Washington vs Liberty: The Right-to-Die Ruling After Dobbs