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"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.
Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333 (1890) The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 does not violate the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment even though polygamy is part of several religious beliefs. Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940) The states cannot interfere with the free exercise of religion. Minersville School District v.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... List of landmark judgements of the House of Lords
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.
These lists contain detailed tables about each term since 1999, including which justices filed the court's opinion, dissenting and concurring opinions in each case, and information about justices joining opinions.
This page lists legal decisions of the House of Lords. Until 30 September 2009, the House of Lords was the highest appellate court for the United Kingdom. Cases were determined not by the House of Lords itself, but by its Judicial Committee, consisting of up to nine legally qualified peers, generally referred to as "Law Lords".
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Free World Trust v Électro Santé Inc [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1024, 2000 SCC 66 December 15, 2000 Patent claim construction Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada (Minister of Justice) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120, 2000 SCC 69 December 15, 2000 Obscenity R v Latimer [2001] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2001 SCC 1 January 18, 2001 Euthanasia: R v Sharpe