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Tag: Landmark Case

  • Engel V. Vitale

    Engel v. Vitale in the United States Engel v. Vitale 370 U.S. 421 (1962) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 643 ENGEL v. VITALE 370 U.S. 421 (1962) The Board of Regents of the State of New York authorized a short […]

  • Engel V. Vitale

    Engel v. Vitale in the United States Engel v. Vitale 370 U.S. 421 (1962) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 643 ENGEL v. VITALE 370 U.S. 421 (1962) The Board of Regents of the State of New York authorized a short […]

  • In Re Gault

    In Re Gault in the United States Gault, In Re 387 U.S. 1 (1967) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled GAULT, IN RE 387 U.S. 1 (1967) In re Gault is the Supreme Court’s most important landmark concerning juveniles, both […]

  • In Re Debs

    In Re Debs in the United States Introduction to In Re Debs In Re Debs, a United States Supreme Court decision in 1895 dealing with the right of the federal government to suppress labor movements. Eugene Debs, a well-known labor leader, was imprisoned for refusing to comply with a federal […]

  • Gideon V Wainwright The Supreme Court Opinion

    Gideon v Wainwright The Supreme Court Opinion in the United States Introduction to Gideon v Wainwright The Supreme Court Opinion The decision in Gideon was based on the Court’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The 14th Amendment provides that the […]

  • Gideon V Wainwright Aftermath

    Gideon v Wainwright Aftermath in the United States Introduction to Gideon v Wainwright Aftermath The Supreme Court decision did not free Gideon; it only gave him the right to a new trial with a lawyer. The case against Gideon had been weak from the start, based on the testimony of a young man […]

  • Gideon V Wainwright Gideon And His Case

    Gideon v Wainwright Gideon and his Case in the United States Introduction to Gideon v Wainwright Gideon and his Case In 1961 Clarence Earl Gideon, a 51-year-old small-time criminal, was arrested and charged with burglarizing the Bay Harbor Poolroom in Panama City, Florida. When he was brought […]

  • Gideon V Wainwright Supreme Court Arguments

    Gideon v Wainwright Supreme Court Arguments in the United States Introduction to Gideon v Wainwright Supreme Court Arguments Gideon had not been able to afford a lawyer in his initial trial, and he could not afford to hire one to take his case to the Supreme Court. However, unlike the trial […]

  • Gideon V Wainwright

    Gideon v. Wainwright in the United States Gideon v. Wainwright 372 U.S. 335 (1963) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT 372 U.S. 335 (1963) From time to time in constitutional history an obscure […]

  • Fullilove V Klutznick

    Fullilove v. Klutznick in the United States Fullilove v. Klutznick 448 U.S. 448 (1980) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 538 FULLILOVE v. KLUTZNICK 448 U.S. 448 (1980) The Supreme Court’s fragmentation in regents of […]

  • First Legal Tender Case

    First Legal Tender Case in the United States Introduction to First Legal Tender Case First Legal Tender Case, a United States Supreme Court case (Hepburn v. Griswold) in 1870 that reviewed Congress’s right to pay its debts with unbacked paper money. The case was one of numerous suits […]

  • Dred Scott Case In The Supreme Court

    Dred Scott Case in the Supreme Court in the United States Dred Scott Case: Scott’s Case in the Supreme Court Introduction to Dred Scott Case in the Supreme Court Scott then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court heard his case in the spring of 1856 but did not decide it that year. […]

  • Dred Scott Case Significance

    Dred Scott Case Significance in the United States Dred Scott Case: The Aftermath of the Decision Introduction to Dred Scott Case Significance On May 26, 1857, shortly after Taney’s decision, Scott gained his freedom when the sons of his first owner, Peter Blow, purchased and freed Scott and […]

  • Dred Scott's Life

    Dred Scott’s Life in the United States Dred Scott Case: Dred Scott’s Life Introduction to Dred Scott’s Life Dred Scott was born into slavery in Virginia in about 1800. His owner, Peter Blow, moved to St. Louis in 1830, where he sold Scott to John Emerson, a U.S. Army surgeon. In 1836 Emerson […]

  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case in the United States Introduction to Dred Scott Case Dred Scott Case, landmark case of the 1850s in which the Supreme Court of the United States declared that African Americans were not U.S. citizens. The Court also determined that the portion of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 […]