U.S. v. Smith: No Presidential Power to Initiate War
American legal history firmly rejects the view advanced by some commentators and politicians that the president, not Congress, may decide...
HumanitiesND
- Sep 23
- 4 min
A Little-Known Landmark Ruling of Historic Dimensions
Little v. Barreme, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1804, may be among the least familiar landmark rulings ever rendered, but it...
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HumanitiesND
- Sep 15
- 4 min
The Court Protects the American Labor Movement
In a stunning decision on April 12, 1937, with enormous constitutional, economic and societal importance, the U.S. Supreme Court, in...
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HumanitiesND
- Sep 6
- 4 min
The Court, the Minimum Wage Ruling and the Holy Ghost
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), set against the backdrop of President Franklin D....
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HumanitiesND
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Shelley v. Kraemer: “My Little Soul is Overjoyed”
In 1947, in the context of changing attitudes about race and a historic shift in federal policy on the practice of segregation in...
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HumanitiesND
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Gideon’s Trumpet: Toward Equality in Criminal Justice
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), entrenched in American folklore by a best-selling book and a popular film, was one of the most famous...
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HumanitiesND
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Loving v. Virginia: Equal Means Equal
In a blockbuster, landmark ruling that rolled back the tides of racism and White Supremacy, the Supreme Court, in Loving v. Virginia...
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HumanitiesND
- Jul 29
- 4 min
“Like a Loaded Weapon”: The Korematsu Ruling as a Threat
The Supreme Court’s decision in Korematsu v. United States (1944), upholding the forced evacuation of American citizens of Japanese...
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HumanitiesND
- Jul 19
- 4 min
Korematsu: A Heart-Breaking Landmark Decision
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Korematsu v. United States (1944), upheld a government program that required the exclusion of...
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HumanitiesND
- Jul 14
- 4 min
Constitutional Principles for the Ages: McCulloch for Maryland
Chief Justice John Marshall’s landmark opinion for the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), articulated foundational principles...
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HumanitiesND
- Jul 7
- 4 min
McCulloch: Shaping the Future of American Constitutional Law
The constitutional issues that the Supreme Court addressed –and answered—in the landmark case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), have...
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HumanitiesND
- Jul 5
- 4 min
McCulloch v. Maryland: The Greatest of Landmark Decisions
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), widely regarded by scholars as the most important decision ever...
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HumanitiesND
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Constitutional Responses to Emergencies
The Steel Seizure Case (1952) raised the critical issue of the constitutional prescription for confronting emergencies. President Harry...
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HumanitiesND
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Emergencies and the Constitution: Retroactive Ratification
The Supreme Court’s rejection in the Steel Seizure Case of President Harry Truman’s assertion of an inherent executive power to seize the...
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HumanitiesND
- Jun 9
- 4 min
Supreme Court Rebukes Truman’s Seizure of Steel Mills
In his 6-3 opinion for the Supreme Court in the landmark case, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952), Justice Hugo Black rejected...
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HumanitiesND
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Steel Seizure Case Ruling Reins in Presidential Power
Fifty-five years ago, on June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the landmark case of Loving v. Virginia, struck down in the name of...
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HumanitiesND
- May 31
- 4 min
Loving: The Supreme Court Upholds Interracial Marriage
Fifty-five years ago, on June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the landmark case of Loving v. Virginia, struck down in the name of...
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