The U.S. Legal System

Court interpretations and decisions define the scope of the rights conferred by the Constitution. Learn how the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and discover thoughtful resources on topics like equal rights, gun control, and many others.

  • Biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Supreme Court Justice
  • What Is Originalism? Definition and Examples
  • What Is an Amicus Brief?
  • What Is Sedition? Definition and Examples
  • What Is Qualified Immunity? Definition and Examples
  • Ingraham v. Wright: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Katz v. United States: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Oregon v. Mitchell: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Abrams v. United States: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Romer v. Evans: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • United States v. Jones: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Browder v. Gayle: Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Munn v. Illinois: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • What Is Civil Law? Definition and Examples
  • Reynolds v. Sims: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Buckley v. Valeo: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Furman v. Georgia: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Lawrence v. Texas: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Natural Law: Definition and Application
  • Baker v. Carr: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Cooper v. Aaron: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Obergefell v. Hodges: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impacts
  • Terry v. Ohio: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Arizona v. Hicks: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Katzenbach v. Morgan: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • New York Times Co. v. US: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Near v. Minnesota: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart, Supreme Court Case
  • Florida v. Bostick: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • US v. Wong Kim Ark: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • The Warren Court: Its Impact and Importance
  • Goldberg v. Kelly: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Georgia v. Randolph: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Missouri v. Seibert: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Massiah v. United States: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Escobedo v. Illinois: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Carroll v. U.S.: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • What Is Prior Restraint? Definition and Examples
  • Padilla v. Kentucky: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • U.S. v. O'Brien: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • What Is Corporal Punishment? Is It Still Allowed?
  • Mistretta v. United States: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Rhode Island v. Innis: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Shelby County v. Holder: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice
  • United States v. Lopez: The Case and Its Impact
  • What Is Double Jeopardy? Legal Definition and Examples
  • Strickland v. Washington: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Shaw v. Reno: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Tennessee v. Garner: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Brown v. Mississippi: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Biography of John G. Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
  • South Dakota v. Dole: The Case and Its Impact
  • Who Is Robert Mueller?
  • Biography of Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice
  • Payton v. New York: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
  • Biography of Samuel Alito
  • What is Embezzlement? Definition and Famous Cases
  • Top 5 Supreme Court Scandals
  • Biography of John Marshall, Influential Supreme Court Justice
  • Biography of Rod Rosenstein, Deputy U.S. Attorney General
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