Judicial Branch/Supreme Court

Demore v. Kim (2003)

March 8, 2016 detaineesdue processImmigration and Nationality Act

Does the Immigration and Nationality Act, requiring detention without bail of aliens, violate the right to due process? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2003.

Dept. of Health and Human Services v. Florida—The Health Care Case (2012)

March 8, 2016 Affordable Care Actinterstate commerce

Does the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act exceed the constitutional power of the federal government to regulate commerce? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2012.

Dickerson v. United States (2000)

March 8, 2016 due processexclusionary ruleMiranda warning

Can a voluntary statement made during an interrogation be used as evidence if the statement was made in violation of Miranda warnings? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2000.

Elk Grove v. Newdow (2004)

March 8, 2016 Elk Grove v. Newdowestablishment clausePledge of Allegianceseparation of church and statestudents' free speech

Does a public school policy requiring teachers to lead willing students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance violate the Establishment Clause? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2004.

FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life (2007)

March 8, 2016 campaign finance reformfree speech

Can the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act restrict issue ads from airing months before an election? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2007.

Ferguson v. City of Charleston (2001)

March 8, 2016 probable causesearch and seizureunreasonable search and seizure

Is involuntary drug testing of pregnant women and reporting the results to law enforcement officers an unreasonable search? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2001.

Fisher v. University of Texas (2013)

March 8, 2016 affirmative actioneducationequal protection

Is it unconstitutional for publicly funded universities to use race as a factor of admissions? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2013.

Florida v. Jardines (2013)

March 8, 2016 criminal justiceprobable causesearch and seizureunreasonable search and seizure

Is the use of a trained drug-sniff dog on the porch of a home a Fourth Amendment search requiring probable cause? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2013.

Florida v. Powell (2010)

March 8, 2016 criminal trialsdue processMiranda warning

Does the failure to provide explicit advice of one’s right to have a lawyer present during questioning invalidate Miranda warnings? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2010.

Georgia v. Randolph (2006)

March 8, 2016 search and seizureunreasonable search and seizure

Does a wife’s consent to a search of the home outweigh the refusal of a search by the husband who is present at the time of the search? This case summary shows how the Supreme Court answered that question in 2006.