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Family Law
Endrew F. v. Douglas County: What Schools Owe Students With Disabilities
Endrew F. clarified that special-education programs must be reasonably calculated to let a child make appropriate progress.
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Employment
Young v. UPS: Pregnancy Discrimination and the Meaning of Accommodation
Young v. UPS explains how pregnancy accommodation claims compare pregnant workers with others similar in ability or inability to work.
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Employment
Burlington Northern v. White: What Counts as Retaliation at Work?
Burlington Northern v. White explains why retaliation law protects workers from more than firing or demotion.
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Employment
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson: How Sexual Harassment Became Workplace Discrimination
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson recognized hostile-environment sexual harassment as a form of workplace discrimination under Title VII.
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Consumer Rights
Caperton v. A.T. Massey: When a Judge Should Step Aside
Caperton v. A.T. Massey asks when campaign support creates a constitutionally intolerable risk of judicial bias.
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Criminal Defense
Mapp v. Ohio: What Happens When Police Use Illegally Seized Evidence
Mapp v. Ohio applied the exclusionary rule to the states and made Fourth Amendment violations matter in criminal trials.
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Criminal Defense
Gideon v. Wainwright: Why Poor Defendants Have a Right to Counsel
Gideon v. Wainwright transformed criminal defense by requiring states to provide lawyers for indigent felony defendants.
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Criminal Defense
Miranda v. Arizona: Why Silence Became a Constitutional Right
Miranda v. Arizona explains why police must warn suspects about silence and counsel before custodial interrogation.
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Family Law
Obergefell v. Hodges: Marriage Equality and the Court's Hardest Line-Drawing
Obergefell v. Hodges recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage and remains a major debate over liberty, equality, history, and judicial power.
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Family Law
United States v. Windsor: How One Estate Tax Bill Changed Same-Sex Marriage Law
United States v. Windsor began as an estate-tax dispute and became a major constitutional ruling on federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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Family Law
Loving v. Virginia: The Case That Changed Marriage Rights
Loving v. Virginia invalidated bans on interracial marriage and remains a foundational case on equality, liberty, and state control over family life.
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Consumer Rights
Wedding Cakes, Religion, and Equal Access: Masterpiece Cakeshop Explained
Masterpiece Cakeshop shows how public-accommodation laws, religious objections, and government neutrality can collide in one everyday transaction.
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