Martin v. Hunter’s Lease

4 years ago

Citation. 1 Wheat. (14 U.S.) 304, 4 L. Ed. 97 (1816) Brief Fact Summary. The Virginia Court of Appeals refused to obey…

M.L.B. v. S.L.J.

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Citation519 U.S. 102 (1996) Brief Fact Summary. A Mississippi Chancery Court ordered petitioner M.L.B’s parental rights to her two minor children forever…

Loving v. Virginia

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Citation388 U.S. 1 (1967) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioner is an African American woman and married a white man in the District…

Lawrence v. Texas

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Citation539 U.S. 558 (2003) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioners, two men in Texas, were charged and convicted for having a sexual intercourse at their private…

Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15

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Citation395 U.S. 621 (1969) Brief Fact Summary. The appellant challenged the New York Education Law that provides that residents may vote in the…

Kelo v. City of New London

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Citation545 U.S. 469 (2005) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioners whose properties in the city of London were taken by the city for…

INS v. Chadha

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Citation462 U.S. 919 (1983) Brief Fact Summary. Chadha, an Indian born in Kenya who overstayed his student visa in the…

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell

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Citation485 U.S. 46 (1988) Brief Fact Summary. Falwell, respondent, sought damages against the magazine for invasion of privacy, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional…

Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (GLIB)

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Citation515 U.S. 557 (1995) Brief Fact Summary. The Massachusetts state courts’ order that a self-proclaimed gay group admitted to the…

Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

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Citation561 U.S. 1 (2010) Brief Fact Summary. The plaintiffs, who seek to provide support to groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations…