List of United States Supreme Court cases by the White Court
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This is a chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
during the tenure of Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White, Jr. , American politician and jurist, was a United States senator, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the ninth Chief Justice of the United States. He was best known for formulating the Rule of Reason standard of antitrust law. He also sided with the...
(December 19, 1910 through May 19, 1921).
1910–1919
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| Elevation of Chief Justice Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White, Jr. , American politician and jurist, was a United States senator, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the ninth Chief Justice of the United States. He was best known for formulating the Rule of Reason standard of antitrust law. He also sided with the... , December 19, 1910 |
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| Weems v. United States Weems v. United States Weems v. United States, 217 U.S. 349 , was a decision of the United States Supreme Court. It is primarily notable as it pertains to the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. It is cited concerning the Constitutional meaning of "privacy" and the scope of what is to receive legal protection... |
cruel and unusual punishment Cruel and unusual punishment Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing criminal punishment which is considered unacceptable due to the suffering or humiliation it inflicts on the condemned person... |
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| Muskrat v. United States Muskrat v. United States Muskrat v. United States, 219 U.S. 346 , is a case that appears in virtually every constitutional law casebook published, because of its delineation of the authority of United States federal courts to hear certain kinds of cases.-Facts:... |
Advisory opinion Advisory opinion An advisory opinion is an opinion issued by a court that does not have the effect of adjudicating a specific legal case, but merely advises on the constitutionality or interpretation of a law. Some countries have procedures by which the executive or legislative branches may certify important... doctrine |
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| Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. Flint v. Stone Tracy Co. 220 U.S. 107 was a United States Supreme Court case challenging the validity of an income tax on corporations... |
constitutionality of corporate income tax Corporate tax in the United States Corporate tax is imposed in the United States at the Federal, most state, and some local levels on the income of entities treated for tax purposes as corporations. Federal tax rates on corporate taxable income vary from 15% to 35%. State and local taxes and rules vary by jurisdiction, though many... |
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| United States v. Grimaud United States v. Grimaud In 1911, a shepherd named Pierre Grimaud’s small case of trespassing became an issue that needed to be resolved by the Supreme Court. Not wanting to face the accusation, Grimaud appealed to the higher courts that the United States government did not have the right to delegate their power to the... |
control of forest reserves | |
| Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221 U.S. 1 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States found Standard Oil guilty of monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions... |
dissolving interstate monopolies | |
| Dowdell v. United States | sometimes considered one of the Insular Cases Insular Cases The Insular Cases are several U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning the status of territories acquired by the U.S. in the Spanish-American War . The name "insular" derives from the fact that these territories are islands and were administered by the War Department's Bureau of Insular Affairs... |
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| Gompers v. Buck's Stove and Range Co. | contempt for violating an injunction against a worker's boycott | |
| Hoke v. United States Hoke v. United States Hoke v. United States, 227 U.S. 308 , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the United States Congress could not regulate prostitution per se, as that was strictly the province of the states... |
upheld the Mann Act Mann Act The White-Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, is a United States law, passed June 25, 1910 . It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann, and in its original form prohibited white slavery and the interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”... , but held that Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.... could not regulate prostitution Prostitution Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of... |
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| Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell, 229 U.S. 1 was a United States Supreme Court decision involving licensing terms on patented works.Bauer & Cie sold Sanatogen, a patented water soluble albuminoid, with this notice on each bag:... |
extensions of patents by use of licenses, rights of copyright holder regarding “use” of copyrighted works | |
| Charlton v. Kelly Charlton v. Kelly Charlton v. Kelly, 229 U.S. 447 is a case pertaining to extradition of a U.S. citizen to Italy. In 1910, Porter Charlton confessed in New York to having murdered his wife in Italy. The Italian vice consul requested Charlton's extradition. Hon. John A... |
procedures to approve extradition of criminal suspect to another country | |
| Stratton's Independence, Ltd. v. Howbert | ||
| Weeks v. United States Weeks v. United States In Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 , the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the warrantless seizure of items from a private residence constitutes a violation of the Fourth Amendment... |
establishment of the exclusionary rule Exclusionary rule The exclusionary rule is a legal principle in the United States, under constitutional law, which holds that evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights is sometimes inadmissible for a criminal prosecution in a court of law... for illegally obtained evidence |
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| Ocampo v. United States | sometimes considered one of the Insular Cases Insular Cases The Insular Cases are several U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning the status of territories acquired by the U.S. in the Spanish-American War . The name "insular" derives from the fact that these territories are islands and were administered by the War Department's Bureau of Insular Affairs... |
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| Shreveport Rate Case Shreveport Rate Case Houston E. & W. T. Ry. Co. v. United States, 234 U.S. 342 , also known as Shreveport Rate Case, was a decision of the United States Supreme Court expanding the power of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States... |
Commerce clause Commerce Clause The Commerce Clause is an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution . The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes." Courts and commentators have tended to... , regulation of intrastate railroad rates |
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| Coppage v. Kansas Coppage v. Kansas Coppage v. Kansas, 236 U.S. 1 , was a U.S. Supreme Court case that held that employers could make contracts that forbid employees from joining unions. These types of contracts were called yellow-dog contracts... |
Economic due process and yellow-dog contract Yellow-dog contract A yellow-dog contract is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union... s |
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| Burdick v. United States Burdick v. United States Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that:* A pardoned man must introduce the pardon into court proceedings, otherwise the pardon must be disregarded by the court.... |
Legal effect of a pardon Pardon Clemency means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation of the penalty associated with it. It is a general concept that encompasses several related procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves... |
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| Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, 236 U.S. 230 , was a court case decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1915, in which, in a 9-0 vote, the Court ruled that the free speech protection of the Ohio Constitution — which was substantially similar to the First... |
free speech and the censorship Censorship thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile... of motion pictures |
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| Guinn v. United States Guinn v. United States Guinn v. United States, 238 U.S. 347 , was an important United States Supreme Court decision that dealt with provisions of state constitutions that set qualifications for voters. It found grandfather clause exemptions to literacy tests to be unconstitutional... |
constitutionality of Oklahoma's "grandfather law" used to disenfranchise African-American voters | |
| Hadacheck v. Sebastian Hadacheck v. Sebastian Hadacheck v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that an ordinance of Los Angeles, California prohibiting the manufacturing of bricks within specified limits of the city did not unconstitutionally deprive the petitioner of his property without... |
municipal Municipality A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district... regulation of land use |
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| Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization | denial of due process procedural protections for legislative and rulemaking acts, as opposed to adjudicatory proceedings | |
| Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, 240 U.S. 1 , was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the validity of a tax statute called the Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Tariff Act, Ch. 16, 38 Stat. 166 Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, 240 U.S. 1 (1916), was a... |
power to tax income under the Sixteenth Amendment Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results... |
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| Stanton v. Baltic Mining Co. Stanton v. Baltic Mining Co. Stanton v. Baltic Mining Co., 240 U.S. 103 , was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.- History of the case :Plaintiff John R... |
power to tax income under the Sixteenth Amendment Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results... |
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| Georgia, Florida, & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co. | responsibilities of parties under a bill of lading Bill of lading A bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier to a shipper, acknowledging that specified goods have been received on board as cargo for conveyance to a named place for delivery to the consignee who is usually identified... |
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| United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, , was a federal suit under which the government unsuccessfully attempted to force the Coca-Cola company to remove caffeine from its product.-Claim:... |
case brought against Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke... under the Pure Food and Drug Act Pure Food and Drug Act The Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906, is a United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines... |
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| United States v. Oppenheimer United States v. Oppenheimer United States v. Oppenheimer, 242 U.S. 85 , was a landmark Supreme Court decision applying the common law concept of res judicata to criminal law cases.-Prior history :... |
doctrine of res judicata Res judicata Res judicata or res iudicata , also known as claim preclusion, is the Latin term for "a matter [already] judged", and may refer to two concepts: in both civil law and common law legal systems, a case in which there has been a final judgment and is no longer subject to appeal; and the legal doctrine... applies to criminal cases |
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| American Well Works Co. v. Layne & Bowler Co. American Well Works Co. v. Layne & Bowler Co. American Well Works Co. v. Layne & Bowler Co., 241 U.S. 257 , was an early United States Supreme Court case governing the scope of federal question jurisdiction.-Facts & Procedural History:... |
scope of federal question jurisdiction Federal question jurisdiction Federal question jurisdiction is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to refer to the situation in which a United States federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a civil case because the plaintiff has alleged a violation of the Constitution or law of the... in patent law case |
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| Caminetti v. United States Caminetti v. United States Caminetti v. United States, 242 U.S. 470 , was a landmark United States Supreme Court case involving Farley Drew Caminetti and the Mann Act. The Court decided that the Mann Act applied not only to purposes of prostitution but also to other noncommercial consensual sexual liaisons... |
Mann Act Mann Act The White-Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, is a United States law, passed June 25, 1910 . It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann, and in its original form prohibited white slavery and the interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”... applies to consensual extramarital sex |
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| Bunting v. Oregon Bunting v. Oregon Bunting v. Oregon, 243 U.S. 426 , is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a ten-hour work day. The trials of Bunting v. Oregon resulted in acceptance of a ten-hour workday for both men and women, but the state minimum-wage laws weren't changed until twenty years later... |
Labor law, ten-hour workday | |
| Adams v. Tanner Adams v. Tanner Adams v. Tanner, 244 U.S. 590 , is a US Supreme Court case, which held that a Washington state law that prohibited employment agencies was unconstitutional.-Facts:... |
Substantive due process Substantive due process Substantive due process is one of the theories of law through which courts enforce limits on legislative and executive powers and authority... , state's prohibition of employment agencies was unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v... |
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| Buchanan v. Warley Buchanan v. Warley Buchanan v. Warley, 245 U.S. 60 was a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision addressing civil government instituted racial segregation in residential areas. The Court held that a Louisville, Kentucky, city ordinance prohibiting the sale of real property to African Americans violated the... |
constitutionality of local ordinance compelling racial segregation of residential housing | |
| Chicago Board of Trade v. United States Chicago Board of Trade v. United States Chicago Board of Trade v. United States, 246 U.S. 231 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States applied the rule of reason to the internal trading rules of a commodity market.-Facts and procedural history:... |
Rules of a commodities exchange Commodities exchange A commodities exchange is an exchange where various commodities and derivatives products are traded. Most commodity markets across the world trade in agricultural products and other raw materials and contracts based on them... examined under rule of reason Rule of reason The Rule of Reason is a doctrine developed by the United States Supreme Court in its interpretation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The rule, stated and applied in the case of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221 U.S... |
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| Hammer v. Dagenhart Hammer v. Dagenhart Hammer v. Dagenhart, 247 U.S. 251 , was a United States Supreme Court decision involving the power of Congress to enact child labor laws... |
Congressional power to regulate child labor under the Commerce Clause | |
| International News Service v. Associated Press International News Service v. Associated Press International News Service v. Associated Press, 248 U.S. 215 , is a United States Supreme Court decision that upheld the common law rule that there is no copyright in facts and developed the common law doctrine of misappropriation through the tort of unfair competition... |
property rights in news | |
| Schenck v. United States Schenck v. United States Schenck v. United States, , was a United States Supreme Court decision that upheld the Espionage Act of 1917 and concluded that a defendant did not have a First Amendment right to express freedom of speech against the draft during World War I. Ultimately, the case established the "clear and present... |
freedom of speech, “clear and present danger Clear and present danger Clear and present danger was a term used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. in the unanimous opinion for the case Schenck v. United States, concerning the ability of the government to regulate speech against the draft during World War I:... ”, “shouting fire in a crowded theater Shouting fire in a crowded theater "Shouting fire in a crowded theatre" is a popular metaphor and frequent paraphrasing of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s opinion in the United States Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States in 1919... ” |
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| Debs v. United States Debs v. United States Debs v. United States, , was a United States Supreme Court decision that upheld the Espionage Act of 1917.Eugene V. Debs was an American labor and political leader and five-time Socialist Party of America candidate for the American Presidency... |
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| Abrams v. United States Abrams v. United States Abrams v. United States, 250 U.S. 616 , was a 7-2 decision of the United States Supreme Court involving the 1918 Amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917, which made it a criminal offense to urge curtailment of production of the materials necessary to the war against Germany with intent to hinder the... |
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1920–1929
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| Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States, , was a U.S. Supreme Court Case in which Silverthorne attempted to evade paying taxes. Federal agents illegally seized tax books from Silverthorne and created copies of the records. The issue in this case is whether or not derivatives of illegal evidence... |
Fruit of the poisonous tree Fruit of the poisonous tree Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source of the evidence is tainted, then anything gained from it is as well.Such evidence is not generally admissible in court... doctrine in a tax evasion Tax evasion Tax evasion is the general term for efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means. Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability,... case |
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| Eisner v. Macomber Eisner v. Macomber Eisner v. Macomber, , was a tax case before the United States Supreme Court. It is notable for the following holdings:*a pro rata stock dividend, where a shareholder received no actual cash or other property, and retained the same proportionate share of ownership of the corporation as was held... |
pro rata stock dividend not taxable income | |
| Missouri v. Holland Missouri v. Holland Missouri v. Holland, 252 U.S. 416 , the United States Supreme Court held that protection of its quasi-sovereign right to regulate the taking of game is a sufficient jurisdictional basis, apart from any pecuniary interest, for a bill by a State to enjoin enforcement of federal regulations over the... |
states’ rights | |
| United States v. Wheeler United States v. Wheeler United States v. Wheeler, 254 U.S. 281 , is an 8-to-1 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the Constitution alone did not grant the federal government the power to prosecute kidnappers, and that only the states had the authority to punish a private citizen's unlawful... |
Privileges and Immunities Clause Privileges and Immunities Clause The Privileges and Immunities Clause prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner... and kidnapping Kidnapping In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority... |
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| Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co. | federal question jurisdiction Federal question jurisdiction Federal question jurisdiction is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to refer to the situation in which a United States federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a civil case because the plaintiff has alleged a violation of the Constitution or law of the... in state corporate law Corporate law Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law... matter |
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| Newberry v. United States Newberry v. United States Newberry v. United States, 256 U.S. 232 is a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that the United States Constitution did not grant the United States Congress the authority to regulate political party primaries or nomination processes... |
Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.... lacks the power to regulate primary election Primary election A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election.... s |
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| Dillon v. Gloss Dillon v. Gloss Dillon v. Gloss, 256 U.S. 368 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that if the United States Congress—when proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States—desires to place a deadline on that particular constitutional amendment's ratification, that... |