Baker v. Carr

Following is the Case Brief for Baker v. Carr, United States Supreme Court, (1962) Case Summary of Baker v. Carr: A Tennessee resident brought suit against the Secretary of State claiming that the failure to redraw the legislative districts every ten years, as outlined in the state constitution, resulted in rural votes holding more votes than urban votes. The state […]

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Grutter v. Bollinger

Following is the case brief for Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003). Case Summary of Grutter v. Bollinger: The University of Michigan Law School denied Barbara Grutter’s application to the School.  Grutter, a white Michigan resident, then sued the Law School. Grutter claimed that the Law School’s use of affirmative action in its admissions policy violated her Equal Protection rights […]

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Berghuis v. Thompkins

Following is the case brief for Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010). Case Summary of Berghuis v. Thompkins Thompkins was suspected of shooting someone.  He was interrogated by police after being advised of his Miranda warnings.  He remained largely silent but implicated himself in the killing at the end of the lengthy interrogation. The trial court denied a motion to suppress the […]

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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Following is the case brief for Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, United States Supreme Court, (2010) Case Summary of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: Citizens United (non-profit) produced a negative ad regarding then-Senator Hillary Clinton raising concerns under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (the Act). Citizens United challenged the section 441(b) of the Act in District Court, requesting […]

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Gonzales v. Raich

Following is the case brief for Gonzales v. Raich, United States Supreme Court, (2005) Case Summary of Gonzales v. Raich: Raich was legally permitted to use medical marijuana and proceeded to grow her own. Federal agents seized and destroyed Raich’s plants. Raich brought an action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief preventing enforcement of the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and […]

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Bush v. Gore

Following is the case brief for Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court of the United States, (2000) Case Summary of Bush v. Gore: After Bush was declared victorious by a few hundred votes, reports surfaced of widespread ballot issues questioning the overall results. Gore sued Florida requesting a manual recount using the “reasonable probability” standard and lost. The state Supreme Court […]

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Texas v. Johnson

Following is the case brief for Texas v. Johnson, Supreme Court of the United States, (1989) Case Summary of Texas v. Johnson: Johnson was arrested for burning an American flag at a political rally in violation of a Texas statute which prohibited public desecration of the flag. Johnson then appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, who reversed his conviction […]

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Following is the case brief for Griswold v. Connecticut, Supreme Court of the United States, (1965) Case Summary of Griswold v. Connecticut: Buxton and Griswold were the Director and Executive Director for Connecticut’s Planned Parenthood league. Both were arrested and convicted as “accessories” for providing information, advice and instruction to married couples on how to prevent conception in violation of […]

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