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				Law & Justice  Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, & Individual Rights  Claims against the Government   Document Name    Date   Document Type  A Case Fully Joined   Sep. 12, 2011 Legislative Analysis Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta   Nov. 27, 2001 Case Summary Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater, Secretary of Transportation: Brief Summary   Jan. 12, 2000 Case Summary Additional Provisions of the Bill   Mar. 6, 2006 Legislative Analysis Admiral F. Kelso II Formally Admitting Navy Had Conducted Flawed Inquiry into 1989 Explosion Aboard Battleship Iowa   Oct. 17, 1991 Primary Source Alaskan Native Claims, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety v. Sandoval   Apr. 24, 2001 Case Summary American Indian Protest, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Anti-Terrorism Law on Final Track   Mar. 6, 2006 Legislative Analysis Ardestani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service: Brief Summary   Dec. 10, 1991 Case Summary Arizona v. United States   Jun. 25, 2012 Case Summary Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan (456 U.S. 728): Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1982 Case Summary Asset Forfeiture Gets Its Day in the Highest Court   Oct. 15, 2018 Legislative Analysis Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1985 Case Summary Attorneys' Fees, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 29, 1995 Primary Source Barnes v. Gorman   Jun. 17, 2002 Case Summary Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Banks   Jun. 28, 2006 Case Summary Benton v. Maryland: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1969 Case Summary Bishop v. Wood: Brief Summary   Jun. 10, 1976 Case Summary Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Agents: Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1971 Case Summary Black Colleges Press Their Case in Congress   Apr. 16, 2007 Legislative Analysis Block v. Neal (460 U.S. 289): Brief Summary   Mar. 7, 1983 Case Summary Bowers v. Hardwick: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Upholding Georgia's Antisodomy Law. Justices B.R. White, W.E. Burger, L.F. Powell, H.A. Blackmun   Jun. 30, 1986 Primary Source Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association   Feb. 20, 2001 Case Summary Bush Officials Brace for a Day in Court   Mar. 31, 2008 Legislative Analysis Califano v. Goldfarb: Brief Summary   Mar. 2, 1977 Case Summary Carlson v. Green: Brief Summary   Apr. 22, 1980 Case Summary Christopher v. Harbury   Jun. 20, 2002 Case Summary Clinton v. Jones: Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court on Presidential Immunity: Justice J.P. Stevens   May 27, 1997 Primary Source Closing Guantánamo   Feb. 27, 2009 CQ Researcher Collins v. City of Harker Heights, Texas: Brief Summary   Feb. 26, 1992 Case Summary Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jean: Brief Summary   Jun. 4, 1990 Case Summary Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko   Nov. 27, 2001 Case Summary Cory v. White (457 U.S. 85): Brief Summary   Jun. 14, 1982 Case Summary County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State: Brief Summary   Mar. 4, 1985 Case Summary Court Rulings Erode Base Of Imprisonment Policy   Mar. 7, 2005 Legislative Analysis Craig v. Boren: Brief Summary   Dec. 20, 1976 Case Summary Davis v. Bandemer: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Holding that Political Gerrymandering Did Not Violate Equal Protection Laws. Justices S.D. O'Connor, L.F. Powell Jr., B.R. White   Jun. 30, 1986 Primary Source Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1977 Case Summary Deal Clears Way for Anti-Terrorism Law   Mar. 13, 2006 Legislative Analysis Debate Grows Over Reparations for Slavery and Racial Injustice   Jul. 15, 2019 Legislative Analysis Department of Energy v. Ohio; Ohio v. Department of Energy: Brief Summary   Apr. 21, 1992 Case Summary Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.: Brief Summary   Jan. 20, 1999 Case Summary Detainee Rights Remain at Issue   Nov. 21, 2005 Legislative Analysis Different Circumstances, Different Rights   Nov. 21, 2005 Legislative Analysis Doe v. Chao   Feb. 24, 2004 Case Summary Edelman v. Jordan: Brief Summary   Mar. 25, 1974 Case Summary Executive Order and Statement on CIA Interrogation Techniques   Jul. 20, 2007 Primary Source Executive Order of President George Bush on the Interdiction of Illegal Aliens from Haiti, White House Press Release, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Holding the Order Violated the Immigration and Nationality Act   May 24, 1992 Primary Source Federal Employee Claims, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Federal Employee Legal Protection, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles, California; Nollan v. California Coastal Commission: Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on Property Rights and Regulations. Justices Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Brennan   Jun. 9, 1987 Primary Source Forced Evacuation Claims, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Fuller v. Oregon: Brief Summary   May 20, 1974 Case Summary Fullilove v. Klutznick: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1980 Case Summary Gelbard v. U.S., U.S. v. Egan: Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1972 Case Summary Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union: Brief Summary   Dec. 10, 1974 Case Summary Government Personnel Claims, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Great American Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v. Novotny: Brief Summary   Jun. 11, 1979 Case Summary Green v. Mansour: Brief Summary   Dec. 3, 1985 Case Summary Groh v. Ramirez   Feb. 24, 2004 Case Summary Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense   Jun. 28, 2004 Case Summary Hamdi v. Rumsfeld   Jun. 28, 2004 Case Summary Henderson v. United States: Brief Summary   May 20, 1996 Case Summary Hill Gives Surveillance a Hard Look   Feb. 13, 2006 Legislative Analysis House Vote 258: Limits on Federal Search Powers   Jan. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis Housing Discrimination   Feb. 24, 1995 CQ Researcher How Congress Can Break Through White House Stonewalling in Probes   May 13, 2019 Legislative Analysis Hunter v. Erickson: Brief Summary   Jan. 20, 1969 Case Summary Imbler v. Pachtman: Brief Summary   Mar. 2, 1976 Case Summary In Re Stolar, Baird v. State Bar of Arizona: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1971 Case Summary In the Works: NSA Restraining Order   Mar. 13, 2006 Legislative Analysis Indian Claims Commission, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Indian Claims, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Indian Claims, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Indian Land Claim Veto, 1983 Legislative Chronology   1983 Legislative Analysis Indian Right-to-Sue, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Innovation Nation: Whistleblower Assistance for Federal Workers   Oct. 2, 2017 Legislative Analysis Jacobsen v. United States: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Conviction for Requesting Child Pornography Offered by Government Agents; Justices White, O'Connor   Apr. 6, 1992 Primary Source Japanese-American Internment, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Jinks v. Richland County   Apr. 22, 2003 Case Summary Justice Department Report on the September 11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks   Jun. 2, 2003 Primary Source Kelo v. City of New London   Jun. 23, 2005 Case Summary Kentucky v. Graham: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1985 Case Summary Key Players Call for Wider Eavesdropping Oversight   Jan. 23, 2006 Legislative Analysis Kosak v. United States: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1984 Case Summary Land Claims Settlement, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Larkin v. Grendel's Den: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on a Massachusetts Law Giving Churches the Power to Veto Liquor Licenses. Justices W.E. Burger, W.H. Rehnquist   Dec. 13, 1982 Primary Source Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County (452 U.S. 18): Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1981 Case Summary Law Agents' Liability, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Letter to President G. Ford from Central Intelligence Director Colby Summarizing Findings of Agency Inquiry into Possible Wrongdoings   Jul. 8, 1975 Primary Source Library of Congress v. Shaw: Brief Summary   Jul. 1, 1986 Case Summary Line-Item Veto in the Courts, 1998   1998 Legislative Analysis Lingle, Governor of Hawaii v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.   May 23, 2005 Case Summary Little v. Streater (452 U.S. 1): Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1981 Case Summary Local #93, International Association of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland and Cleveland Vanguards: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1986 Case Summary Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States (460 U.S. 190): Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1983 Case Summary Los Angeles County v. Rettele,   May 21, 2007 Case Summary Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: Brief Summary   Jun. 29, 1992 Case Summary Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: Detailed Summary   Jun. 29, 1992 Case Summary Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 29, 1992 Primary Source Lujan, Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife: Brief Summary   Jun. 12, 1992 Case Summary Mathews v. DeCastro: Brief Summary   Dec. 13, 1976 Case Summary Melkonyan v. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services: Brief Summary   Jun. 10, 1991 Case Summary Michigan v. Fisher   Dec. 7, 2009 Case Summary Micmac Settlement, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Military Malpractice Suits, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Military Malpractice, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Military Malpractice, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Military Malpractice, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Mills v. Habluetzel (456 U.S. 91): Brief Summary   Apr. 5, 1982 Case Summary Mitchell v. Forsyth: Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1985 Case Summary Molzof, Personal Representative of the Estate of Molzof v. United States: Brief Summary   Jan. 14, 1992 Case Summary National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish   Mar. 30, 2004 Case Summary National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services   Jun. 28, 2012 Case Summary National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior   May 27, 2003 Case Summary Native American Land Claims, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Nixon v. Fitzgerald: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Presidential Immunity from Civil Damages Arising from an Official Act. Justices L.F. Powell Jr., W.E. Burger, B.R. White   Jun. 24, 1982 Primary Source NSA Inquiry Put on Back Burner   Feb. 20, 2006 Legislative Analysis O'Shea v. Littleton: Brief Summary   Jan. 14, 1974 Case Summary Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson   May 21, 2007 Case Summary Opinion Excerpts: Kelo v. City of New London   Jun. 23, 2005 Primary Source Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1985 Case Summary Orff v. United States   Jun. 23, 2005 Case Summary Owen v. City of Independence, Missouri: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ruling Cities Are Not Immune to Federal Damage Suits Brought by Persons Who Felt Rights Were Violated by City Officials; Justices W. Brennan, L. Powell   Apr. 16, 1980 Primary Source Palazzolo v. Rhode Island   Jun. 28, 2001 Case Summary Papasan v. Mississippi: Brief Summary   Jul. 1, 1986 Case Summary Pearson v. Callahan   Jan. 21, 2009 Case Summary Preseault v. Interstate Commerce Commission: Brief Summary   Feb. 21, 1990 Case Summary President's Line-Item Veto, 1997   1997 Legislative Analysis Privacy Erosion: A 'Net Loss   Feb. 20, 2006 Legislative Analysis Prompt Payment, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Property Rights, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Puyallup Settlement, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Raygor v. Regents of the University of Minnesota   Feb. 27, 2002 Case Summary Recusal of Fortune: Gaming the Bench   Jul. 18, 2011 Legislative Analysis Rhodes v. Chapman: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Constitutionality of Double Celling of Prisoners. Justices L.F. Powell Jr., W.J. Brennan Jr., T. Marshall   Jun. 15, 1981 Primary Source Richardson v. Ramirez: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1974 Case Summary Ruling by the U.S. District Court Ordering U.S. Government Release of Haitian Refugees Infected with AIDS from Detention Camp at U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba   Jun. 8, 1993 Primary Source Sale, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc.: Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling U.S. Authorities May Intercept and Turn Back Would-Be Immigrants at Sea; Justices Stevens, Blackmun   Jun. 21, 1993 Primary Source San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City and County of San Francisco   Jun. 13, 2005 Case Summary Santosky v. Kramer (455 U.S. 745): Brief Summary   Mar. 24, 1982 Case Summary Scheuer v. Rhodes, Krause v. Rhodes: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Affirming Right of Parents of Slain Students to Sue Ohio State Officials for Role in Ordering Ohio National Guard onto Kent State Campus. Chief Justice Berger   Apr. 17, 1974 Primary Source Schweiker v. Chilicky: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1988 Case Summary Scott v. Harris   Apr. 30, 2007 Case Summary Senate Vote 358: Anti-Terrorism Law Reauthorization   Jan. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis Senate's Tribunal Watch Is Graham Territory   Jul. 17, 2006 Legislative Analysis Sioux Claims, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Smith v. United States: Brief Summary (Torts)   Mar. 8, 1993 Case Summary South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina: Brief Summary   Jun. 2, 1986 Case Summary Specter, Bush Agree on NSA Plan   Jul. 17, 2006 Legislative Analysis Spencer v. South Carolina Tax Commission: Brief Summary   Mar. 27, 1985 Case Summary State of Tennessee v. James Blumstein: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on Period of Time to Fulfill Residency Requirement for State and Local Elections   Mar. 21, 1972 Primary Source Stevens v. Department of Treasury: Brief Summary   Apr. 24, 1991 Case Summary Sun Oil Co. v. Wortman: Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1988 Case Summary Supreme Court Hands Congress the Lead in Rewriting Terror Suspect Detention Rules   Jul. 3, 2004 Legislative Analysis Supreme Court Rules on Affordable Care Act   Jun. 28, 2012 Primary Source Supreme Court Rules on Arizona Immigration Law   Jun. 25, 2012 Primary Source Supreme Court Rules on California's Violent Video Game Ban   Jun. 27, 2011 Primary Source Supreme Court Rules on EPA's Authority to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions   Jun. 20, 2011 Primary Source Table 7-12  Federal, State, and Local Laws Declared Unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court, by Decade, 17892010     Facts & Figures Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency   Apr. 23, 2002 Case Summary Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering P.C.: Brief Summary   Jun. 16, 1986 Case Summary 'Tort Reform' Battle: A Simple Case of Complexity   Jan. 31, 2005 Legislative Analysis Travel Expenses, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Trump-Russia Inquiry Turns Into High Drama   Jun. 12, 2017 Legislative Analysis Two Views on the Kent State Tape   May 7, 2012 Legislative Analysis U.S. v. U.S. District Court, Eastern Michigan: Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1972 Case Summary United States v. 564.54 Acres of Land, More or Less: Brief Summary   May 14, 1979 Case Summary United States v. Beggerly: Brief Summary   Jun. 8, 1998 Case Summary United States v. Dalm: Brief Summary   Mar. 20, 1990 Case Summary United States v. Dann: Brief Summary   Feb. 20, 1985 Case Summary United States v. Gaubert: Brief Summary   Mar. 26, 1991 Case Summary United States v. Hohri: Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1987 Case Summary United States v. James: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1986 Case Summary United States v. Mitchell (463 U.S. 206): Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1983 Case Summary United States v. Mottaz: Brief Summary   Jun. 11, 1986 Case Summary United States v. Navajo Nation   Mar. 4, 2003 Case Summary United States v. Olson   Nov. 8, 2005 Case Summary United States v. Ramsey: Brief Summary   Jun. 6, 1977 Case Summary United States v. S.A. Empresa de Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (VARIG Airlines): Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1984 Case Summary United States v. Shearer: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1985 Case Summary United States v. Sperry Corp.: Brief Summary   Nov. 28, 1989 Case Summary United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe   Mar. 4, 2003 Case Summary Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens: Brief Summary   May 22, 2000 Case Summary Veterans' Judicial Review Rights, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Village of Willowbrook v. Olech: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 2000 Case Summary Vorchheimer v. School District of Philadelphia: Brief Summary   Apr. 19, 1977 Case Summary Voting Rights Act at Risk?   Feb. 4, 2013 Legislative Analysis Wallace v. Kato,   Feb. 21, 2007 Case Summary Whistleblower Protection, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis White House Travel Office, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security (455 U.S. 445): Brief Summary   Mar. 2, 1982 Case Summary Wilkie v. Robbins,   Jun. 25, 2007 Case Summary Will v. Hallock   Jan. 18, 2006 Case Summary With TSA, OK to Bare it and Grin   Jul. 30, 2012 Legislative Analysis Yee v. City of Escondido, California: Brief Summary   Apr. 1, 1992 Case Summary
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