Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New York

4 years ago

Citation336 U.S. 106 (1949) Brief Fact Summary. Appellant challenged the state law that prohibited him from running an advertising vehicle containing advertisements…

R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

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Citation505 U.S. 377 (1992) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioner challenged the city ordinance that prohibits anyone from placing a burning cross on…

Printz v. United States

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Citation532 U.S. 989 (1997) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioners, state and local chief law enforcement officers, object to being pressed…

Plyler v. Doe

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Citation457 U.S. 202 (1982) Brief Fact Summary. Appellant challenged the practice of Texas that denies to undocumented school-age children the free public…

Plessy v. Ferguson

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Citation163 U.S. 537 (1896) Brief Fact Summary. The petitioners challenged the Louisiana statute that provided for separate but equal railway carriages for…

Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney

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Citation442 U.S. 256 (1979) Brief Fact Summary. The Massachusetts veterans’ preference statute was challenged on the ground that it discriminates against women…

Perry v. Sindermann

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Citation408 U.S. 593 (1972) Brief Fact Summary. The respondent, Robert Sindermann, challenged the university’s practice of not giving reasons for the nonrenewal…

Nixon v. Fitzgerald

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Citation457 U.S. 731 (1982) Brief Fact Summary. The plaintiff sued the former President and his claim rests on actions allegedly…

New York v. United States

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Citation505 U.S. 144 (1992) Brief Fact Summary. Petitioners challengedthe Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act and specifically the three incentives provided by…

New York v. Ferber

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Citation458 U.S. 747 (1982) Brief Fact Summary. Respondent, a proprietor of bookstore selling sexually oriented products, challenged the New York criminal statute…