Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

Roe v. Wade: From Origins Through Casey to Dobbs

Illinois v. Gates Summary: Totality of the Circumstances Test

Tennessee v. Garner Summary: Facts, Ruling, and Deadly Force Standard

Georgia v. Randolph: The Co-Tenant Consent Rule and Its Limits

Lemon Test Overturned: Kennedy v. Bremerton and New Standard

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

Hot Coffee Lawsuit: Stella Liebeck, the Verdict, and the Myth

Who Argued Brown v. Board of Education? Marshall and the NAACP Team

Shapiro v. Thompson: Right to Travel and Equal Protection

Davis v. Washington Case Brief: Facts, Holding, and Primary Purpose Test