Case Law Index

Landmark US decisions with plain-language holdings, summaries and significance.

• Medina v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2025

• Trump v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Murthy v. Missouri

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• X Corp. v. Garland

  U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · 2024

• United States v. Rahimi

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Garland v. Cargill

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• Vidal v. Elster

  United States Supreme Court · 2024

• United States v. Google LLC

  U.S. District Court, D.D.C. · 2024

• Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Allen v. Milligan

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Moore v. Harper

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Counterman v. Colorado

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Groff v. DeJoy

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith

  United States Supreme Court · 2023

• Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · 2023

• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

  United States Supreme Court · 2022

• New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen

  United States Supreme Court · 2022

• West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency

  United States Supreme Court · 2022

• In re Search of Information Stored at Premises Controlled by Google

  U.S. District Court, D.C. · 2022

• Collins v. Yellen

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Van Buren v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Mahanoy Area School District v. B. L.

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Torres v. Madrid

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

  United States Supreme Court · 2021

• Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

  U.S. District Court, D.D.C. · 2021

• Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

  United States Supreme Court · 2020

• McGirt v. Oklahoma

  United States Supreme Court · 2020

• Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California

  United States Supreme Court · 2020

• County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund

  United States Supreme Court · 2020

• Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  United States Supreme Court · 2020

• Chiafalo v. Washington

  United States Supreme Court · 2020

• Iancu v. Brunetti

  United States Supreme Court · 2019

• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

  United States Supreme Court · 2019

• Rucho v. Common Cause

  United States Supreme Court · 2019

• Bidder v. State of California

  California Supreme Court · 2019

• Carpenter v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Ohio v. American Express Co.

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Gill v. Whitford

  United States Supreme Court · 2018

• Packingham v. North Carolina

  United States Supreme Court · 2017

• Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2017

• Matal v. Tam

  United States Supreme Court · 2017

• Utah v. Strieff

  United States Supreme Court · 2016

• Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

  United States Supreme Court · 2016

• Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

  United States Supreme Court · 2016

• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

  United States Supreme Court · 2016

• In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

  U.S. District Court, N.D. California · 2016

• Obergefell v. Hodges

  United States Supreme Court · 2015

• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC

  United States Supreme Court · 2015

• Reed v. Town of Gilbert

  United States Supreme Court · 2015

• Riley v. California

  United States Supreme Court · 2014

• McCullen v. Coakley

  United States Supreme Court · 2014

• Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2014

• Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International

  United States Supreme Court · 2014

• Commonwealth v. McCarthy

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014

• Shelby County v. Holder

  United States Supreme Court · 2013

• Florida v. Jardines

  United States Supreme Court · 2013

• American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant

  United States Supreme Court · 2013

• Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2013

• Maryland v. King

  United States Supreme Court · 2013

• United States v. Jones

  United States Supreme Court · 2012

• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

  United States Supreme Court · 2012

• Arizona v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2012

• United States v. Alvarez

  United States Supreme Court · 2012

• People v. Harris

  New York County Supreme Court · 2012

• Snyder v. Phelps

  United States Supreme Court · 2011

• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes

  United States Supreme Court · 2011

• AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion

  United States Supreme Court · 2011

• Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2011

• Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association

  United States Supreme Court · 2011

• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

  United States Supreme Court · 2010

• United States v. Stevens

  United States Supreme Court · 2010

• Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

  United States Supreme Court · 2010

• City of Ontario, California v. Quon

  United States Supreme Court · 2010

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal

  United States Supreme Court · 2009

• District of Columbia v. Heller

  United States Supreme Court · 2008

• Boumediene v. Bush

  United States Supreme Court · 2008

• Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency

  United States Supreme Court · 2007

• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1

  United States Supreme Court · 2007

• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly

  United States Supreme Court · 2007

• Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc.

  United States Supreme Court · 2006

• Gonzales v. Raich

  United States Supreme Court · 2005

• Kelo v. City of New London

  United States Supreme Court · 2005

• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld

  United States Supreme Court · 2004

• Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs

  United States Supreme Court · 2003

• People v. Caballes

  Illinois Supreme Court · 2003

• United States v. Drayton

  United States Supreme Court · 2002

• Bartnicki v. Vopper

  United States Supreme Court · 2001

• Kyllo v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2001

• Bush v. Gore

  United States Supreme Court · 2000

• Bond v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 2000

• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission

  United States Supreme Court · 1995

• Dolan v. City of Tigard

  United States Supreme Court · 1994

• Florida v. Bostick

  United States Supreme Court · 1991

• Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell

  United States Supreme Court · 1988

• Nollan v. California Coastal Commission

  United States Supreme Court · 1987

• Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council

  United States Supreme Court · 1984

• Smith v. Maryland

  United States Supreme Court · 1979

• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

  United States Supreme Court · 1978

• United States v. Miller

  United States Supreme Court · 1976

• United States v. Nixon

  United States Supreme Court · 1974

• Roe v. Wade

  United States Supreme Court · 1973

• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics

  United States Supreme Court · 1971

• New York Times Co. v. United States (Pentagon Papers Case)

  United States Supreme Court · 1971

• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

  United States Supreme Court · 1969

• Terry v. Ohio

  United States Supreme Court · 1968

• Katz v. United States

  United States Supreme Court · 1967

• Loving v. Virginia

  United States Supreme Court · 1967

• Miranda v. Arizona

  United States Supreme Court · 1966

• Griswold v. Connecticut

  United States Supreme Court · 1965

• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

  United States Supreme Court · 1964

• Gideon v. Wainwright

  United States Supreme Court · 1963

• Engel v. Vitale

  United States Supreme Court · 1962

• Mapp v. Ohio

  United States Supreme Court · 1961

• Williamson v. Lee Optical Co.

  United States Supreme Court · 1955

• Brown v. Board of Education

  United States Supreme Court · 1954

• Near v. Minnesota

  United States Supreme Court · 1931

• Plessy v. Ferguson

  United States Supreme Court · 1896

• Ex parte Milligan

  United States Supreme Court · 1866

• Marbury v. Madison

  United States Supreme Court · 1803