Plessy v. Ferguson
The decision upheld segregation laws.
Free Exercise
321 articlesDoe v. Bolton
Companion case to Roe v. Wade addressing abortion rights.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The decision upheld slavery laws.
C.F. v. New York City Department of Health (Measles Vaccination Case)
A New York state court upheld a New York City Health Department emergency order requiring vaccination against measles in five zip codes.
Adorers of the Blood of Christ v. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]
The Supreme Court denied certiorari in a Religious Freedom Restoration Act case where nuns filed suit in the wrong venue and ignored the req…
Dawson v. Delaware
Evidence of a defendant's abstract beliefs cannot be admitted at sentencing if it has no relevance beyond inflaming jurors.
Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
The Court held that the Alien Contract Labor Act of 1887 did not prohibit the hiring of a foreign minister, as the statutory language did no…