Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer [The Steel Seizure Case]

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Citation343 U.S. 579 (1952) Brief Fact Summary. President Truman issued an order directing the Secretary of Commerce to take possession of and…

Young v. American Mini Theaters

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Citation427 U.S. 50 (1976) Brief Fact Summary. The operators of two adult motion picture theaters challenged the Detroit ordinance that required adult movie theaters…

Wickard v. Filburn

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Citation317 U.S. 111, 63 S. Ct. 82, 87 L. Ed. 122 (1942) Brief Fact Summary. Filburn, the respondent, was a dairy…

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health Services

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Citation136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioner challenges the State of Texas’ House Bill 2 that requires physicians performing an…

Washington v. Davis

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Citation426 U.S. 229 (1976) Brief Fact Summary. African-American applicants to the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department brought suit after being rejected…

United States v. Windsor

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Citation570 U.S. 744 (2013) Brief Fact Summary. DOMA, the federal law, did not recognize same sex marriage. Windsor, who was…

United States v. Comstock

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Citation560 U.S. 126, 130 S. Ct. 1949 (2010) Brief Fact Summary. Congress enacted a statute that allows federal district courts to order the civil commitment of…

United States v. Virginia

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Citation518 U.S. 515 (1996) Brief Fact Summary. Virginia’s public institutions of higher learning include military college (VMI). The United States,…

United States v. Stevens

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Citation559 U.S. 460 (2010) Brief Fact Summary. The federal law criminalized the commercial creation, sale, or possession of any depiction…

Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer

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Citation137 S. Ct. 2012, 198 L. Ed. 2d 551 (2017) Brief Fact Summary. Trinity Lutheran Church, after its application was…