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Strauder v. West Virginia, 100 U.S. 303 (1880) The exclusion of individuals from juries solely because of their race is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. This was the first time that the Supreme Court reversed a state criminal conviction due to a violation of a constitutional provision concerning criminal procedure. Yick Wo v.
"Leading case" is commonly used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth jurisdictions instead of "landmark case", as used in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Commonwealth countries, a reported decision is said to be a leading decision when it has come to be generally regarded as settling the law of the question involved.
Judgement Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India [22] 1978 A 'procedure' under Article 21 of the Constitution cannot be arbitrary, unfair, oppressive, or unreasonable. A law depriving a person of 'personal liberty' must not violate any of the Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution. This judgement thus overruled A. K. Gopalan v.
This is a list of judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between the court's inception on 1 October 2009 and the most recent judgments. Cases are listed in order of their neutral citation and where possible a link to the official text of the decision in PDF format has been provided.
Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (October 19, 1789 – December 15, 1800); Marshall Court (February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835); Taney Court (March 28, 1836 – October 12, 1864)
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... List of judgements of the House of Lords delivered in 2009; See also. List of landmark judgements of the House of Lords
The Ninth Circuit’s judgment that the District Court erred in dismissing Zubaydah’s discovery request on the basis of the state secrets privilege is reversed, and the case is remanded with instructions to dismiss Zubaydah’s current discovery application. Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P. S. C. 20-601: 2022-3-3
A State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment on foreign debt until it can be ascertained to whom the money belongs Hayburn's Case: 2 U.S. 409 (1792) justiciability and separation of powers: Georgia v. Brailsford: 2 U.S. 415 (1793) suits in which states may be a party; continuation of Georgia v. Brailsford (1792) Chisholm ...