| Case name
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Citation
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Summary
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Edwards v. California
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314
U.S.
160 (1941)
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Commerce Clause, privileges and immunities clause of the
14th Amendment
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Lisenba v. People of State of California
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314
U.S.
219 (1941)
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death penalty
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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
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315
U.S.
568 (1942)
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fighting words
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Valentine v. Chrestensen
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316
U.S.
52 (1942)
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holding that commercial speech is unprotected by the
1st Amendment; overruled by
Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
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United States v. Univis Lens Co.
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316
U.S.
241 (1942)
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exhaustion doctrine under U.S. patent law and its relation to
price fixing
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Betts v. Brady
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316
U.S.
455 (1942)
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due process,
incorporation
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Skinner v. Oklahoma
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316
U.S.
535 (1942)
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compulsory sterilization,
eugenics
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Jones v. City of Opelika I
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316
U.S.
584 (1942)
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holding a statute prohibiting the sale of books without a license was constitutional
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Ex parte Quirin
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317
U.S.
1 (1942)
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military tribunals for enemy spies
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Wickard v. Filburn
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317
U.S.
111 (1942)
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Commerce Clause
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Williams et al. v. State of North Carolina
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317
U.S.
287 (1942)
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Divorce and
marriage recognition between states
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Parker v. Brown
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317
U.S.
341 (1943)
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Parker immunity doctrine in
United States antitrust law
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Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States
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318
U.S.
363 (1943)
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Negotiable instruments,
Federal common law
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Largent v. State of Texas
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318
U.S.
418 (1943)
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city ordinance requiring permits in order to solicit orders for books is unconstitutional as applied to the distribution of religious publications
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Jones v. City of Opelika II
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319
U.S.
103 (1943)
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Overruling Jones v. City of Opelika I on rehearing
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Murdock v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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319
U.S.
105 (1943)
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licensing fee for door-to-door solicitors was an unconstitutional tax on the Jehovah's Witnesses' right to freely exercise their religion—decided same day as Jones v. City of Opelika II
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Martin v. Struthers
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319
U.S.
141 (1943)
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law prohibiting the distribution of
handbills door-to-door violated the
First Amendment rights of a
Jehovah's Witness—decided same day as Jones v. City of Opelika II
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Douglas v. City of Jeannette
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319
U.S.
157 (1943)
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restraint of criminal prosecution for violation of ordinance disputed in Murdock v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania—decided same day as Jones v. City of Opelika II
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National Broadcasting Co. Inc. v. United States
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319
U.S.
190 (1943)
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regulation of broadcasting networks
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Burford v. Sun Oil Co.
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319
U.S.
315 (1943)
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Abstention doctrine
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Altvater v. Freeman
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319
U.S.
359 (1943)
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justiciability and
declaratory judgments
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Galloway v. United States
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319
U.S.
372 (1943)
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directed verdict,
7th Amendment
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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
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319
U.S.
598 (1943)
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restricted Indian land is exempt from state estate taxes
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
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319
U.S.
624 (1943)
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1st Amendment, establishment of religion (
Pledge of Allegiance)
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Hirabayashi v. United States
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320
U.S.
81 (1943)
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curfews against members of a minority group during a war with their country of origin
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Yasui v. United States
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320
U.S.
115 (1943)
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validity of curfews against U.S. citizens of a minority group during war
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Prince v. Massachusetts
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321
U.S.
158 (1944)
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religious liberty and
child labor
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Follett v. Town of McCormick
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321
U.S.
573 (1944)
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licensing fees for distribution of religious materials violates freedom of religion
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Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. v. Muscoda Local No. 123
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321
U.S.
590 (1944)
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miners' travel time was "work" under the
Fair Labor Standards Act
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Smith v. Allwright
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321
U.S.
649 (1944)
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voting rights,
segregation
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United States v. Ballard
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322
U.S.
78 (1944)
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religious fraud
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NLRB v. Hearst Publications
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322
U.S.
111 (1944)
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determining whether newsboys are employees or
independent contractors for the purposes of the
National Labor Relations Act
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Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.
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322
U.S.
238 (1944)
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intrinsic fraud can justify equitable relief when committed by officers of the court
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United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association
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322
U.S.
533 (1944)
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applying
Sherman Antitrust Act to
insurance contracts
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Skidmore v. Swift & Co.
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323
U.S.
134 (1944)
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early standard for
judicial review of interpretive rules made by
government agencies
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Korematsu v. United States
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323
U.S.
214 (1944)
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Japanese Internment camps
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Ex parte Endo
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323
U.S.
283 (1944)
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Japanese-American internment and loyalty, decided same day as Korematsu
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United States v. Willow River Power Co.
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324
U.S.
499 (1945)
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nature of property rights which constitute a compensable
taking
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Cramer v. United States
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325
U.S.
1 (1945)
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conviction for
treason
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Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America
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325
U.S.
161 (1945)
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underground travel time of coal miners was considered compensable work time under the
Fair Labor Standards Act
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Southern Pacific Company v. Arizona
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325
U.S.
761 (1945)
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Dormant Commerce Clause
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Guaranty Trust Co. v. York
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326
U.S.
99 (1945)
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Interpretation of the
Erie Doctrine
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United States v. Detroit & Cleveland Nav. Co.
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326
U.S.
236 (1945)
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regulation of common carrier capacity under the
Interstate Commerce Act
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International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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326
U.S.
310 (1945)
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personal jurisdiction of states over corporations in other states
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Commissioner v. Flowers
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326
U.S.
465 (1946)
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tax deduction for travel expenses under the
Internal Revenue Code
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Marsh v. Alabama
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326
U.S.
501 (1946)
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First and Fourteenth Amendments still applicable against a
company town
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Tucker v. Texas
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326
U.S.
517 (1946)
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Local ordinance prohibiting distribution of religious literature violated
Free Exercise Clause of the
First Amendment
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Estep v. United States
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327
U.S.
114 (1946)
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judicial review of
draft board determinations
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Duncan v. Kahanamoku
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327
U.S.
304 (1946)
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constitutionality of military tribunals under the
Hawaiian Organic Act
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Commissioner v. Wilcox
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327
U.S.
404 (1946)
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embezzled funds not considered
taxable income, later overruled by
James v. United States
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Lavender v. Kurn
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327
U.S.
645 (1946)
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sufficiency of evidence to send a case to a
jury
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North American Co. v. Securities and Exchange Commission
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327
U.S.
686 (1946)
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utility divestiture under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act
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Girouard v. United States
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328
U.S.
61 (1946)
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pacifism is not a reason to deny an immigrant citizenship. Overturned
United States v. Schwimmer (1929).
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United States v. Causby
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328
U.S.
256 (1946)
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the ancient
common law doctrine of
ad coelum has no legal effect "in the modern world."
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.
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328
U.S.
293 (1946)
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definition of "investment contract" under the
Securities Act of 1933
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Colegrove v. Green
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328
U.S.
549 (1946)
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federal courts had no power to become involved in state legislative apportionment—later overruled by
Baker v. Carr
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Pinkerton v. United States
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328
U.S.
640 (1946)
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the doctrine of
conspiracy,
Pinkerton Liability
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Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.
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328
U.S.
680 (1946) Girouard v. United States, 328 U.S. 61 (1946)
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Preliminary work activities are covered by the
Fair Labor Standards Act
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