The Law Dictionary for Everyone
Following is the case brief for De Jonge v. Oregon, 299 U.S. 353 (1937) Case Summary of De Jonge v. Oregon: De Jonge was arrested under a criminal syndicalism law for speaking at a peaceful Communist Party meeting. The trial court denied De Jonge’s motion for acquittal, and De Jonge was ultimately convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison. […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 137 S. Ct. 2012 (2017) Case Summary of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer: Trinity Lutheran Church has a Child Learning Center with a playground. It sought to resurface the playground with rubber by obtaining a grant through the State of Missouri’s Scrap Tire […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Locke v. Davey, 540 U.S. 712 (2004) Case Summary of Locke v. Davey: Washington State has a Promise Scholarship Program to help high-achieving college students with expenses. The scholarship cannot be used if a student is studying a devotional theology degree. Respondent Davey, a scholarship winner, sued in federal court upon learning that his […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52 (1926) Case Summary of Myers v. United States: An 1876 federal law prohibited a first-, second-, or third-class postmaster from being removed from office without approval by the Senate. President Woodrow Wilson removed first-class postmaster Myers without Senate approval. Myers sought backpay, claiming that the President’s action […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Darby, 312 U.S. 100 (1941) Case Summary of United States v. Darby: Darby, a lumber manufacturer in Georgia, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by paying workers less than the minimum wage and failing to follow other requirements under the Act. Darby was indicted for the violations. Darby then challenged the […]
Read moreThe meaning of the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is that it is the amendment that prevents Americans from bringing federal lawsuits against the states. For example, the 11th Amendment establishes that federal courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against the states. If an individual wants to sue the state he lives in, he must bring […]
Read moreThe meaning of “Electoral College” does not refer to a place but a process. The Electoral College is the process by which the voters elect representatives, who then vote on who should become the next President of the United States. For example, the Electoral College declares who becomes the next President by having the sitting Vice President (who is also […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Breed v. Jones, 421 U.S. 519 (1975) Case Summary of Breed v. Jones: A 17-year-old was adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court, and then later tried as an adult in criminal court for the same robbery offense. The 17-year-old Respondent’s petition for habeas relief was denied in State court prior to his adult criminal trial. […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301 (1966) Case Summary of South Carolina v. Katzenbach: The State of South Carolina filed a bill of complaint directly to the Supreme Court. The State challenged a number of provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including a ban on literacy tests, a federal right to […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793 (1997) Case Summary of Vacco v. Quill: New York makes it a crime to assist someone with suicide. However, it is legal for a patient to refuse life-saving treatment. New York doctors and several terminally ill patients sued in federal court, claiming that the ban on physician-assisted suicide […]
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