Cassidy Case: Libel by Innuendo and Its Lasting Impact
Learn how Cassidy v Daily Mirror shaped the law of libel by innuendo, from the facts and reasoning of the case to its influence on modern defamation law.
Leah Freeman Case: Wrongful Conviction and $14M Settlement
Learn how the Leah Freeman case unfolded, from a small-town Oregon disappearance through a contested trial to exoneration and a landmark settlement.
Kyllo v. United States: Ruling, Legacy, and Later Cases
Learn how Kyllo v. United States shaped Fourth Amendment protections against modern surveillance, from the ruling and dissent to its influence on later cases.
Jacobson v. Massachusetts: Vaccine Mandates and COVID-Era Limits
Learn how Jacobson v. Massachusetts shapes public health power, from its original vaccination ruling to the constitutional limits courts recognize today.
Bobbitt v. Milberg Settlement: Eligibility, Filing, and Taxes
Learn how the Bobbitt v. Milberg settlement works, from the background of the malpractice claim and who qualifies through the tax treatment of any payment.
McCullen v. Coakley: Buffer Zones and the First Amendment
Learn how McCullen v. Coakley shaped First Amendment limits on abortion clinic buffer zones, from the Court's reasoning to state responses after Dobbs.
Illinois v. Caballes: Ruling, Dissent, and Rodriguez Limit
Learn how Illinois v. Caballes shapes dog-sniff law at traffic stops, from the Court's reasoning and dissent to later limits and practical roadside impact.
Colorado vs. Nebraska: Supreme Court Refusal and Thomas’s Dissent
Learn how the Nebraska v. Colorado marijuana case unfolded, from the states' arguments through the Court's refusal to the ongoing federal-state conflict.
Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven and the Inverse Ratio Rule
Learn how Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin reshaped music copyright law, from the trial and appeals to the fall of the inverse ratio rule and its wider fallout.
Martin v. City of Boise: Ruling, Reversal, and What Remains
Learn how Martin v. City of Boise shaped homeless camping enforcement, from its Eighth Amendment reasoning to its reversal and what protections remain.