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United States v. Lara, 541 U.S. 193 (2004) As an Indian tribe and the United States are separate sovereigns, both the United States and a Native American (Indian) tribe can prosecute an Indian for the same acts that constituted crimes in both jurisdictions without invoking double jeopardy if the actions of the accused violated Federal law ...
The Paquete Habana; The Lola, 175 U.S. 677 (1900), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the applicability and recognition of international law by the United States. The Court held that the capture of fishing vessels as prizes of war violated customary international law , which is integrated with U.S. law and ...
Supreme Court cases can also be reliably called "landmarks" when they overturn a prior precedent. Precedent is extraordinarily important in the American court system . Stare decisis —the "doctrine that courts should generally be bound by their prior decisions"—is the bedrock of precedent and shapes our legal system. [ 5 ]
"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.
Case name Citation Summary United States v. Segui: 35 U.S. 306 (1836) upholding the validity of a Spanish land grant in Florida: Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge: 36 U.S. 420 (1837) Contract Clause of the Constitution: The Amistad: 40 U.S. 518 (1841) slave trade and slave ownership Swift v. Tyson: 41 U.S. 1 (1842)
Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started ...
Lader also predicted that "If such a theoretical case was carried to a high court, perhaps even the U.S. Supreme Court, and the judges confirmed a broad interpretation of the meaning of a threat to life, undoubtedly a landmark in abortion decisions would be reached."
City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the scope of Congress's power of enforcement under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case also had a significant impact on historic preservation.