People v. Howard

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CitationCal. Sup. Ct., 34 Cal. 4th 1129, 104 P.3d 107 (2005) (1998) Brief Fact Summary. Howard (D) was involved in…

Flores-Figueroa v. United States

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Citation556 U.S., 129 S. Ct. 1886, 173 L.Ed.2d 853 (2009) Brief Fact Summary. Flores-Figueroa (Flores) (D) was convicted of the…

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

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Citation536 U.S. 639 (2002) Brief Fact Summary. The Cleveland public schools were performing badly, and in an effort to resolve…

Clark v. Arizona Convicted murderer (P) v. State (D)

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Citation548 U.S. 735 (2006) Brief Fact Summary. When Clark, who was without dispute a paranoid schizophrenic, was not allowed to…

Attorney General for Jersey v. Holley Government (P) v. Murder defendant (D)

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CitationPrivy Council, UKPC 23, 3 All. Eng. Rep. 371 (2005) Brief Fact Summary. Holley (D) killed his partner but argued…

Parents involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District Parents of unadmitted students (P) v. Public School district (D)

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Citation551 U.S. 701 (2007) Synopsis of Rule of Law. Balancing racial composition between local high-school districts is not a strong…

New York Co. v. United States [The Pentagon Papers Case] News publisher (D) v. Federal government (P)

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Citation403 U.S. 713 (1971) Brief Fact Summary. The Government sought an injunction on the New York Times and the Washington…

Brown v. Board of Education (Brown I)

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Boumediene v. Bush

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes

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