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Learn how the Roe v. Wade decision date fits into abortion law history, from the original ruling through later revisions and its eventual reversal.

Learn how the writ of mandamus in Marbury v. Madison worked, from why Marbury sought it and Marshall's reasoning to the refusal's role in judicial review.

Learn how Roe v. Wade functioned as a Supreme Court ruling rather than an amendment, from its constitutional basis to how it was reshaped and overturned.

Learn how Roe v. Wade shaped American abortion law, from the original ruling and its later revisions through Dobbs and the shifting legal landscape today.

Learn how Brown v. Board of Education and the 14th Amendment reshaped equal protection, from the case against segregation to its lasting doctrinal reach.

Learn how the Skokie case unfolded, from a village's efforts to block a neo-Nazi march through the courts' First Amendment rulings and the ACLU's role.

Learn who won Wisconsin v. Yoder and why, from the Amish families' free exercise claim through the partial dissent and the ruling's later limits.

Learn how Glossip v. Gross shaped Eighth Amendment method-of-execution claims, from the Court's standard and midazolam fight to the dissents and aftermath.

Learn how Plessy v. Ferguson shaped American law, from the staged challenge and the Court's ruling through decades of segregation and its eventual reversal.