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Learn how the Scopes Monkey Trial unfolded, from the law and strategy behind the case through the courtroom showdown and the appeal that ended it.

Learn how the debate over whether Brown v. Board of Education was judicial activism unfolds, from the 1954 ruling to the competing views behind the label.

Learn how Texas v. Johnson addressed flag burning as political protest, from the Dallas arrest and Supreme Court ruling through the pushback that followed.

Learn how Griswold v. Connecticut recognized a right to privacy, from the Court's reasoning and dissents to later cases and its standing after Dobbs.

Learn how the Miller test for obscenity works, from its three constitutional prongs to its application online and the federal penalties for violations.

Learn how the Slaughterhouse Cases shaped the Fourteenth Amendment, from the courtroom dispute and divided ruling to the lasting effects on civil rights.

Learn how the 1883 Civil Rights Cases reshaped civil rights law, from the state action doctrine to Jim Crow's rise and later congressional workarounds.

Learn how Roper v. Simmons ended the juvenile death penalty, from the crime and appeals through the Court's reasoning and its lasting impact on sentencing.

Learn how United States v. Salerno shaped federal pretrial detention, from its constitutional foundations to its test for facial challenges to laws.