Does California’s “three strikes” law violate the Eighth Amendment? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2003.
Lorillard Tobacco v. Reilly (2001)
Do Massachusetts tobacco restrictions on advertising violate the First Amendment rights of tobacco advertisers? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2001.
LULAC v. Perry (2006)
Does a redistricting plan motivated primarily by partisan considerations violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2006.
Maryland v. King (2013)
Does the 4th Amendment allow states to collect and analyze DNA from people arrested, but not convicted, of serious crimes? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2013.
Massachusetts v. EPA (2007)
Are states, cities, or environmental groups legally able to challenge the EPA’s decision not to regulate greenhouse emissions in federal court? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2007.
McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
Does the right “to keep and bear arms” apply to state and local governments and thus limit Chicago’s ability to regulate guns? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2010.
MGM v. Grokster (2005)
Can technology producers who promote infringing on copyrights be sued for inducing infringement committed by their users? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2005.
Morse v. Frederick (2007)
Does the First Amendment allow public schools to prohibit students from displaying pro-drug messages during a school-supervised event? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2007.
Negusie v. Holder (2009)
Can a foreign citizen who is denied asylum due to his involvement in the persecution of others on the basis of a protected ground argue that he was compelled to do so by his military superiors? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2009.
Modern Women Persuading Modern Men: The Nineteenth Amendment and the Movement for Woman Suffrage, 1916–1920
In “Modern Women Persuading Modern Men: The Nineteenth Amendment Completes the Movement for Woman Suffrage,” Jonathan Soffer explains how Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” achieved what over half a century of struggle had failed to achieve: women’s full political citizenship. Free registration for students and teachers required to access resource.