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Children's HospitalSupreme Court of the United StatesADM Jabalpur v Shivakant ShuklaConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesADPF 132 and ADI 4277 (Brazil)Equal Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawArmory v DelamirieProperty LawArret BlancoAdministrative and Regulatory LawAustralian Capital Television Pty Ltd v CommonwealthConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesAviation Security Act caseConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesBarrios Altos v PeruInternational and Comparative LawBrown v Board of EducationEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawBuck v BellConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesC-355/2006 (Colombia)Constitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesCarlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball CompanyContract LawChevron USA v Natural Resources Defense CouncilAdministrative and Regulatory LawChristine Goodwin v United KingdomInternational and Comparative LawCitizens United v Federal Election CommissionConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesCommonwealth v TasmaniaJudicial Review and Separation of PowersCosta v ENELInternational and Comparative LawDistrict of Columbia v HellerConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesDonoghue v StevensonTort LawDred Scott v SandfordEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawDuke of Norfolk's CaseProperty LawEntick v CarringtonConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesErie Railroad Co. v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United StatesEverson v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United StatesEx parte MerrymanCircuit Court of the United StatesFilartiga v Pena-IralaInternational and Comparative LawFitzroy v GwillimContract LawGideon v WainwrightCriminal Law and ProcedureGolaknath v State of PunjabJudicial Review and Separation of PowersGovernment of the Republic of South Africa v GrootboomConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesGriswold v. ConnecticutConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesHadley v BaxendaleContract LawHandyside v United KingdomInternational and Comparative LawHedley Byrne v HellerTort LawImmigration and Naturalization Service v ChadhaAdministrative and Regulatory LawJehovah's Witnesses Extremism Case (Russia)Constitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesJustice K.S. Puttaswamy v Union of IndiaConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesKatz v United StatesCriminal Law and ProcedureKelo v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of the United StatesKesavananda Bharati v State of KeralaJudicial Review and Separation of PowersKorematsu v United StatesEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawLochner v. New YorkConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesLoving v VirginiaEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawLuth CaseConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesMabo v Queensland (No 2)Property LawMacPherson v Buick Motor CoTort LawManeka Gandhi v Union of IndiaConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesMapp v OhioCriminal Law and ProcedureMarbury v MadisonJudicial Review and Separation of PowersMcCulloch v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United StatesMinerva Mills v Union of IndiaJudicial Review and Separation of PowersMinister of Home Affairs v FourieEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawMiranda v ArizonaCriminal Law and ProcedureMtikila v TanzaniaInternational and Comparative LawNavtej Singh Johar v. Union of IndiaEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawNew York Times Co v SullivanConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesNicaragua v United StatesInternational and Comparative LawObergefell v HodgesEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawPalsgraf v Long Island Railroad CoTort LawPennsylvania Coal Co v MahonProperty LawPierson v PostProperty LawPlessy v FergusonEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawProsecutor v Thomas Lubanga DyiloInternational and Comparative LawR v Dudley and StephensCriminal Law and ProcedureR v MorgentalerConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesR v OakesJudicial Review and Separation of PowersRaila Odinga v Independent Electoral and Boundaries CommissionJudicial Review and Separation of PowersReference re Secession of QuebecJudicial Review and Separation of PowersRegents of the University of California v BakkeEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawRoe v WadeConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesRylands v FletcherTort LawS v Makwanyane and AnotherConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesSolange II decisionInternational and Comparative LawSomerset v StewartConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesSouth China Sea Arbitration (Philippines v. China)International and Comparative LawSouth Korea Conscientious Objection Case (2018)Constitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesTai Ji Men Case (Taiwan)Administrative and Regulatory LawTaylor v CaldwellContract LawTerry v OhioCriminal Law and ProcedureThe Nuremberg TrialsInternational and Comparative LawTinker v Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictConstitutional Rights and Civil LibertiesTokyo Trials (International Military Tribunal for the Far East)International and Comparative LawUnification Church Dissolution Case (Japan)Administrative and Regulatory LawUnited States v NixonJudicial Review and Separation of PowersVan Gend en LoosInternational and Comparative LawVelasquez Rodriguez v HondurasInternational and Comparative LawVishaka v State of RajasthanEqual Protection and Anti-Discrimination LawWeeks v United StatesCriminal Law and ProcedureYoungstown Sheet and Tube Co v SawyerJudicial Review and Separation of PowersSourcesR v Oakes (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaContains: R v Oakes, Category placement - in-categoryView the SourceCommonwealth v Tasmania (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaContains: Commonwealth v Tasmania, Category placement - in-categoryView the SourceSouth China Sea Arbitration (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaContains: South China Sea Arbitration (Philippines v. China), Category placement - in-categoryView the SourceGriswold v. Connecticut (Wikipedia)tier 2Contains: Griswold v. ConnecticutEntick v Carrington (Wikipedia)tier 2Contains: Entick v CarringtonNavtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (Wikipedia)tier 2Contains: Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of IndiaInternational Military Tribunal for the Far East (Wikipedia)tier 2Contains: Tokyo Trials (International Military Tribunal for the Far East)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.