Supreme Court Decisions
This page is a list of important Supreme Court Decisions indexed by topic. We are just starting this page, so please be patient. Cases mentioned in a post will be included as they appear.
Judicial Review
Discussed briefly in this post.
Jury Nullification
We discussed this case in our post concerning the history of jury nullification.
Abortion Rights
This case was discussed in a post about privacy and interstate commerce in relation to the new Health Care law.
Compulsory Vaccination
This decision was discussed in a post about the possibility of mandatory swine flu vaccinations in Massachussets.
Compulsory Sterilization
We discussed the court’s decision in this post.
DNA Evidence
District Attorney’s Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne
This decision was discussed in a post about Everett Reuss and the reliability of DNA evidence.
Religious Freedom
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
This case was discussed in a post about Ernesto Pichardo.
Right To Bear Arms
District of Columbia v. Heller
This decision was discussed in a post about a New Jersey handgun statute.
Jessica’s Law
This case was discussed in our post concerning the constitutionality of these laws.
Medical Marijuana
This case was discussed in a post about privacy and interstate commerce, and again in a post regarding the decriminalization of marijuana.
Nude Dancing
This case was discussed in this post.
Privacy Rights
This decision was mentioned in this post.