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				Law & Justice  Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, & Individual Rights  General   Document Name    Date   Document Type  Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repealed   May 27, 2010 Primary Source 2000 Legislative Summary: Flag Desecration   2000 Legislative Analysis 2000 Legislative Summary: Victims' Rights   2000 Legislative Analysis 2003 Legislative Summary: Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment   Dec. 13, 2003 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Gay Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis 2006 Legislative Summary: Voting Rights Reauthorization   Dec. 18, 2006 Legislative Analysis 2011 Legislative Summary: Patriot Act Extensions   Jan. 9, 2012 Legislative Analysis 2012 Legislative Summary: FISA Reauthorization   Jan. 14, 2013 Legislative Analysis A Supreme Test of Federal Power   Mar. 12, 2012 Legislative Analysis A Temporary Section, a Lasting Controversy   Feb. 27, 2012 Legislative Analysis Addington v. Texas: Brief Summary   Apr. 30, 1970 Case Summary Addington v. Texas: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Establishing a "Clear and Convincing" Standard of Proof in Cases Involving Involuntary Civil Commitments to Mental Institutions   Apr. 30, 1979 Primary Source Adoption Controversies   Sep. 10, 1999 CQ Researcher Alaska Airlines v. Brock: Brief Summary   Mar. 25, 1987 Case Summary Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague (449 U.S. 302): Brief Summary   Jan. 13, 1981 Case Summary Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney v. Smith   Dec. 8, 2009 Case Summary Amendment to Allow Ban on Flag Burning Could Get Fall Senate Consideration   Jul. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis Anatomy of a Vote: Guantanamo Drama Stays Alive   Sep. 19, 2016 Legislative Analysis Appeals Panel Says Detainees Lack Rights to Federal Courts   Feb. 26, 2007 Legislative Analysis Arizona v. Fulminante: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on Coerced Confessions; Justices White, Rehnquist, Kennedy   Mar. 26, 1991 Primary Source Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission (461 U.S. 375): Brief Summary   May 16, 1983 Case Summary Articles of Impeachment Adopted by House Judiciary Committee Against President R. Nixon   Jul. 27, 1974 Primary Source Assisted Suicide Controversy   May 5, 1995 CQ Researcher Assisted Suicide, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez: Brief Summary   Jun. 17, 1986 Case Summary Austin v. United States: Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court on the Government's Seizure of Property from Criminals and Suspects; Justices H.A. Blackmun, A. Scalia, M. Kennedy   Jun. 28, 1993 Primary Source Balanced-Budget Amendment, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Baldrige v. Shapiro and McNichols v. Baldrige: Ruling of the Supreme Court on Challenges to the 1980 Census. Justice W.E. Burger   Feb. 24, 1982 Primary Source Baltimore City Department of Social Services v. Bouknight, Maurice M. v. Bouknight: Brief Summary   Feb. 20, 1990 Case Summary Blakely v. Washington: Opinion Excerpts   Jun. 24, 2004 Primary Source Board of Education of City of New York v. Tom F.     Case Summary Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 27, 2002 Primary Source Board of License Commissioners of the Town of Tiverton v. Pastore: Brief Summary   Jan. 8, 1985 Case Summary Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett   Feb. 21, 2001 Case Summary Boddie v. Connecticut: Brief Summary   Mar. 2, 1971 Case Summary Bounds v. Smith: Brief Summary   Apr. 27, 1977 Case Summary Bowen v. Owens: Brief Summary   May 19, 1986 Case Summary Bowers v. Hardwick: Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1986 Case Summary Branti v. Finkel: Brief Summary   Mar. 31, 1980 Case Summary Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Committee (Ohio) (459 U.S. 81): Brief Summary   Dec. 8, 1982 Case Summary Bullock v. Carter: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1972 Case Summary Bush Signs FISA Rewrite Into Law   Jul. 14, 2008 Legislative Analysis Bush v. Gore: Opinion of Supreme Court on Florida Vote Recount in 2000 Presidential Election; Justices W.H. Rehnquist, J.P. Stevens, D.H. Souter, R.B. Ginsburg, S.G. Breyer   Dec. 12, 2000 Primary Source Butz v. Economou: Brief Summary   Jun. 29, 1978 Case Summary Caban v. Mohammed: Brief Summary   Apr. 24, 1979 Case Summary Cable News Network v. Noriega and the United States: U.S. Supreme Court Order Upholding Ban on Broadcasts of Taped Telephone Calls; Justice T. Marshall   Nov. 18, 1990 Primary Source California and Washington Legalize Same-Sex Marriage   Feb. 7, 2012 Primary Source California v. Byers: Brief Summary   May 17, 1971 Case Summary Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board v. Pinette: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 29, 1995 Primary Source Caring for the Dying   Sep. 5, 1997 CQ Researcher CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries     Case Summary Chappell v. Wallace (462 U.S. 296): Brief Summary   Jun. 13, 1983 Case Summary Chavez v. Martinez   May 27, 2003 Case Summary Chinese Nationals, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Cipriano v. City of Houma: Brief Summary   Jun. 16, 1969 Case Summary City of Chicago v. Morales: Brief Summary   Jun. 10, 1999 Case Summary City of Chicago v. Morales: Detailed Summary   Jun. 10, 1999 Case Summary City of Chicago v. Morales: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 10, 1999 Primary Source City of Cleburne, Texas v. Cleburne Living Center Inc.: Brief Summary   Jul. 1, 1985 Case Summary City of Ladue v. Gilleo: Unanimous Ruling of U.S. Supreme Court That Cities Cannot Bar Residents From Putting Signs on Their Property; Justices J.P. Stevens, S.D. O'Connor   Jun. 13, 1994 Primary Source City of Littleton v. Z.J. Gifts D-4, LLC   Jun. 7, 2004 Case Summary City of Memphis v. Greene (451 U.S. 100): Brief Summary   Apr. 20, 1981 Case Summary City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle Inc. (455 U.S. 283): Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1982 Case Summary City of Newport v. Fact Concerts Inc. (453 U.S. 247): Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1981 Case Summary City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik: Brief Summary   Mar. 2, 1988 Case Summary Civil Liberties and Internal Security, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Civil Liberties and Internal Security, 1969-1972 Legislative Overview   1969 - 1972 Legislative Analysis Civil Liberties Debates   Oct. 24, 2003 CQ Researcher Civil Rights Commission, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Civil Rights Commission, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Civil Rights, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Civil Rights, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Civil Rights, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Civil Rights, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence: Brief Summary   Jun. 29, 1984 Case Summary Clark v. Jeter: Brief Summary   Jun. 6, 1988 Case Summary Class Action Lawsuits   May 13, 2011 CQ Researcher Clements v. Fashing (457 U.S. 957): Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1982 Case Summary Closing Guantánamo   Feb. 27, 2009 CQ Researcher Committee on Privacy, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Concealed Weapons, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Congress Clears Detainee Bill   Oct. 2, 2006 Legislative Analysis Congress Overhauls Federal Rules on Electronic Surveillance   Jun. 20, 2008 Primary Source Constitutional Amendment to Ensure Victims' Rights, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Constitutional Amendment to Protect Flag, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Constitutional Convention Procedures, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Constitutional Convention Procedures, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Constitutional Convention, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Constitutional Convention, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Courts & the Law: Liberty, Equality, Matrimony   Jun. 16, 2008 Legislative Analysis Courts & the Law: The Balloter's New Burden   Jan. 28, 2008 Legislative Analysis Courts Rule Against Schiavo's Parents   Mar. 28, 2005 Legislative Analysis Cousins v. Wigoda: Brief Summary   Jan. 15, 1975 Case Summary Craigslist Conundrum: Keeping Housing Posts Colorblind   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Crawford v. Board of Education of City of Los Angeles (458 U.S. 527): Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1982 Case Summary Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: Detailed Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Restrictive Law on Euthanasia While Establishing Individual Rights; Justices Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Brennan, Stevens   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation   Mar. 25, 2003 Case Summary D.C. Vote Amendment, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Democrats' Stand: 'We Are Not Afraid' To Try Guantanamo Detainees in U.S.   Nov. 23, 2009 Legislative Analysis Demonstrations, Riots, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Demore v. Kim   Apr. 29, 2003 Case Summary Department of Health and Human Services' Regulations: "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information"   Jul. 6, 2001 Primary Source Detainees' Future Tied Up in Policy   Aug. 10, 2009 Legislative Analysis Detention Rules, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Devenpeck v. Alford   Dec. 13, 2004 Case Summary DHS Social Media Monitoring Raises Civil Liberties Hackles   Nov. 14, 2016 Legislative Analysis Digital Commerce   Feb. 5, 1999 CQ Researcher District of Columbia v. Heller     Case Summary Domestic Warrantless Surveillance, 2005-2006   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Douglas v. Seacoast Products Inc.: Brief Summary   May 23, 1977 Case Summary Droning On About 'Flying Robots'   Mar. 11, 2013 Legislative Analysis Economic and Civil Liberties Laws Overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, by Decade, 1900-2004   1900 - 2004 Facts & Figures Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 3, 1991 Primary Source Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin: U.S Supreme Court Ruling on Class Action Suits. Justices L.F. Powell, W.O. Douglas   May 28, 1974 Primary Source Electronic Surveillance: FISA Reforms 2007   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Elrod v. Burns: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1976 Case Summary Emergency Detention, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Emergency Detention, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Emergency Detention, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture     Case Summary Evans v. Abney: Brief Summary   Jan. 26, 1970 Case Summary Executive Authority: A Power Play Challenged   Oct. 30, 2006 Legislative Analysis Fat Times for the ACLU   May 16, 2011 Legislative Analysis Fear of Prying   Oct. 22, 2012 Legislative Analysis Federal Bench Braces for the Blow   Sep. 24, 2012 Legislative Analysis Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Access to Phone Records, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Federal Bureau of Investigation Director C. Kelley Acknowledgement of Past FBI Abuses   May 8, 1976 Primary Source Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Law Banning Editorials on Public Broadcast Stations Accepting Federal Funds. Justices J.P. Stevens, W.H. Rehnquist   Jul. 2, 1984 Primary Source Federal Court Strikes Down Michigan Affirmative Action Ban   Nov. 15, 2012 Primary Source Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Mississippi: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on the Constitutionality of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Justices H.A. Blackmun, S.D. O'Connor   Jun. 1, 1982 Primary Source Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki     Case Summary Federal Response to Racial Profiling   Dec. 1, 2014 Primary Source Federal, State, and Local Laws Declared Unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, by Decade, 17892004   1789 - 2004 Facts & Figures Felder v. Casey: Brief Summary   Jun. 22, 1988 Case Summary Figure 3-16  Public Opinion, 19952011, and States Actions on Same-Sex Marriage     Facts & Figures Figure 3-17  Religious Affiliation of the U.S. Population and Political Ideology and Views on Homosexuality, by Religious Affiliation, 2007     Facts & Figures Figure 7-3   Cases Filed in U.S. Supreme Court, 18802009 Terms     Facts & Figures Figure 7-4   Economic and Civil Liberties Laws Overturned by U.S. Supreme Court, by Decade, 19002009     Facts & Figures FISA Reforms 2008: Electronic Surveillance   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Flag Desecration   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Former Chief Justice E. Warren on U.S. Supreme Court Civil Rights and Political Districting Decisions   Dec. 11, 1972 Primary Source Former President R. Nixon Deposition Defending His Administration's Policy of National Security Wiretaps   Mar. 10, 1976 Primary Source Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling that Student Victims of Sexual Harassment/Discrimination May Sue For Damages From Schools Receiving Federal Title IX Funding; Justices White, Scalia   Feb. 26, 1992 Primary Source Garrison S. Johnson v. California   Feb. 23, 2005 Case Summary Gay Marriage, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Gay Rights   Mar. 1, 2011 CQ Global Researcher Gay-Rights Update   Apr. 14, 2000 CQ Researcher Genetic Discrimination   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Gillette v. U.S., Negre v. Larsen: Brief Summary   Mar. 8, 1971 Case Summary Gomez v. Toledo: Brief Summary   May 27, 1980 Case Summary Gomez-Perez v. Potter, Postmaster General     Case Summary Gonzales, Attorney General v. Oregon   Nov. 7, 2005 Case Summary Goodridge v. Department of Public Health: Massachusetts Court Decision on Gay Marriage   Nov. 18, 2003 Primary Source Goss v. Lopez: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Concerning Rights of Suspended Students. Justices B. R. White, L. F. Powell   Jan. 22, 1975 Primary Source Government Accountability Office on Safeguarding Personal Data   Jun. 8, 2006 Primary Source Government Surveillance   Aug. 30, 2013 CQ Researcher Graham's Birthright Position Risks Trouble   Nov. 26, 2012 Legislative Analysis Griffin v. Breckenridge: Brief Summary   Jun. 7, 1971 Case Summary Grove City Bill, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Grove City College v. Bell: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Compliance of Federally Assisted Educational Institutions with Title IX. Justices L.F. Powell, Jr., J.P. Stevens, W.J. Brennan Jr.   Feb. 28, 1984 Primary Source Guantánamo Bay Detainees   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Gun Control Debate   Nov. 12, 2004 CQ Researcher Gun Control Standoff   Dec. 19, 1997 CQ Researcher Gun lobby fires back at press coverage   Jun. 25, 2007 Legislative Analysis Gun Rights Debates   Oct. 31, 2008 CQ Researcher Hadnott v. Amos: Brief Summary   Mar. 25, 1969 Case Summary Haig v. Agee (453 U.S. 280): Brief Summary   Jun. 29, 1981 Case Summary Hamdi v. Rumsfeld and Rasul v. Bush: Opinion Excerpts   Jun. 28, 2004 Primary Source Hate Crimes, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Healy v. James: Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1972 Case Summary Heckler v. Edwards: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1984 Case Summary Heckler v. Mathews: Brief Summary   Mar. 5, 1984 Case Summary Heller, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources v. Doe: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1993 Case Summary Hensley v. Eckerhart (461 U.S. 424): Brief Summary   May 16, 1983 Case Summary High Court Again Shows a Taste For Limiting Lawmakers' Reach   Jun. 30, 2001 Legislative Analysis High Court Holds the Same-Sex Wedding Ring   Apr. 20, 2015 Legislative Analysis High Court Strikes Guantanamo Laws   Jun. 16, 2008 Legislative Analysis High Court to Revisit Race in Admissions Policy   Sep. 24, 2012 Legislative Analysis Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada   Jun. 21, 2004 Case Summary Hill Takes Hard Look at Patriot Act   Apr. 11, 2005 Legislative Analysis Hodel v. Indiana (452 U.S. 314): Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1981 Case Summary Holder's Gamble: High-Stakes Trials   Nov. 23, 2009 Legislative Analysis Hooper v. Bernalilo County Assessor: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1985 Case Summary House Moves to Eliminate Search and Seizure Portion of Anti-Terrorism Law   Jul. 26, 2003 Legislative Analysis House Un-American Activities Committee, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis House Vote 90: Federal Intervention in Schiavo Litigation   Jan. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis Howlett v. Rose, as Superintendent of Schools for Pinellas County, Florida: Brief Summary   Jun. 11, 1990 Case Summary Hunter v. Underwood: Brief Summary   Apr. 16, 1985 Case Summary Hutchinson v. Proxmire: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Narrowing Scope of "Public Figure" in Libel Suits and Limiting the Grant of Immunity to Members of Congress Under the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution   Jun. 26, 1979 Primary Source ICE Raids Are 'Racial Profiling,' Activists Say   Dec. 2, 2013 Legislative Analysis Idaho and Oliver v. Freeman and National Organization for Women: U.S. District Judge M. Callister's Ruling That Congress Acted Illegally in Extending Deadline for Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment   Dec. 23, 1981 Primary Source Illinois v. Lidster   Jan. 13, 2004 Case Summary In Bathroom Cases, Heritage Foundation Embraces Right to Privacy Long Denied by Conservatives   Jun. 6, 2016 Legislative Analysis Individual Rights, 1977-1980 Legislative Overview   1977 - 1980 Legislative Analysis Individual Rights   2004 - 2008 Case Summary Inertia Takes Hold On Data Security   Mar. 23, 2015 Legislative Analysis Information Under Wraps   Oct. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis Initial Report of the United States of America to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination   Sep. 21, 2000 Primary Source Insecure About DHS's Secure Communities   Sep. 26, 2011 Legislative Analysis Institutionalized Persons, 1978 Legislative Chronology   1978 Legislative Analysis Institutionalized Persons, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B.: Opinion Excerpt   Apr. 19, 1994 Primary Source J.E.B. v. Alabama: Opinion of U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Potential Jurors Cannot Be Excluded Based on Their Sex; Justices H.A. Blackmun, S.D. O'Connor, M. Kennedy, W.H. Rehnquist, A. Scalia   Apr. 19, 1994 Primary Source Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education   Mar. 29, 2005 Case Summary James v. Valtierra: Brief Summary   Apr. 26, 1971 Case Summary Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, CA: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Affirming that Nothing in the Constitution or the 1964 Civil Rights Act Disallowed Affirmative Action. Justices Brennan, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia   Mar. 25, 1987 Primary Source Judges: Roberts Ruling in Order   Jul. 30, 2012 Legislative Analysis Jurisdictions Subject to Federal Preclearance of Election Law Changes and to Minority Language Provisions of the Voting Rights Act   2005 Facts & Figures Kansas v. Ventris,   Apr. 29, 2009 Case Summary Keeton v. Hustler, Calder v. Jones: Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on Media Libel Issues   Mar. 20, 1984 Primary Source Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission     Case Summary Kimberlin v. Quilan: Brief Summary   Jun. 12, 1995 Case Summary Kirchberg v. Feenstra (450 U.S. 455): Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1981 Case Summary Knowles v. Iowa: Brief Summary   Dec. 8, 1998 Case Summary Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15: Brief Summary   Jun. 16, 1969 Case Summary Kush v. Rutledge (460 U.S. 719): Brief Summary   Apr. 4, 1983 Case Summary Kusper v. Pontikes: Brief Summary   Nov. 19, 1973 Case Summary Labine v. Vincent: Brief Summary   Mar. 29, 1971 Case Summary Laird v. Tatum: Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1972 Case Summary Lalli v. Lalli: Brief Summary   Dec. 11, 1978 Case Summary Law Students Civil Rights Research Council v. Wadmond: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1971 Case Summary Lawmakers Likely to Limit New High-Tech Eavesdropping   Feb. 15, 2003 Legislative Analysis Lawrence v. Texas: Opinions Excerpt   Jun. 26, 2003 Primary Source Lawrence v. Texas   Jun. 26, 2003 Case Summary Leahy, Feinstein Ponder Compromise on Spy Bill   Jun. 16, 2014 Legislative Analysis Legal Fees for Handicapped, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Legislators Hesitant to Expand Law Enforcement Authority as Comity Wanes on the Hill   Sep. 13, 2003 Legislative Analysis Lehr v. Robertson (463 U.S. 248): Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1983 Case Summary Lindsey v. Normet: Brief Summary   Feb. 22, 1972 Case Summary Long Road Still Ahead on Gay Rights   Jul. 27, 2015 Legislative Analysis Los Angeles v. David   May 19, 2003 Case Summary Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.: Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1972 Case Summary Lyng v. Castillo: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1986 Case Summary Major Provisions of the Agreement   Oct. 2, 2006 Legislative Analysis Marriage Right Rides on Equal Protection Clause   Apr. 20, 2015 Legislative Analysis McCleskey v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center: Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court Restrictively Redefining Rules Governing the Ability of Prisoners to File Successive Habeas Corpus Petitions; Justices M. Kennedy, T. Marshall   Apr. 16, 1991 Primary Source McDonald v. City of Chicago   Jun. 28, 2010 Case Summary McDonald v. City of West Branch, Mich.: Brief Summary   Apr. 18, 1984 Case Summary Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory     Case Summary Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft: Brief Summary   May 1, 1978 Case Summary Metro Broadcasting Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Astroline Communications Company Limited Partnership v. Shurberg Broadcasting of Hartford, Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1990 Case Summary Metro Broadcasting Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Astroline Communications Company Limited Partnership v. Shurberg Broadcasting of Hartford, Inc.: Detailed Summary   Jun. 27, 1990 Case Summary Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Astroline Communications Company Limited Partnership v. Shurberg Broadcasting of Hartford, Inc.: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 27, 1990 Primary Source Miller-El v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division   Jun. 13, 2005 Case Summary Milliken v. Bradley, Allen Park Public Schools v. Bradley, Grosse Point Public School System v. Bradley: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Cross-District Busing. Chief Justice Burger, Justices Stewart, Douglas, White, Marshall   Jul. 25, 1974 Primary Source Minnesota v. Carter: Brief Summary   Dec. 1, 1998 Case Summary Moore v. Ogilvie: Brief Summary   May 5, 1969 Case Summary Moose Lodge 107 v. Irvis: Brief Summary   Jun. 12, 1972 Case Summary MTM Inc. v. Baxley: Brief Summary   Mar. 25, 1975 Case Summary Muehler v. Mena   Mar. 22, 2005 Case Summary NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co.: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Liability of the Civil Rights Group for Damages Caused by a Boycott   Jul. 2, 1982 Primary Source National Security Wiretaps, 1978 Legislative Chronology   1978 Legislative Analysis Nelson v. Campbell, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections   May 24, 2004 Case Summary New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire, Massachusetts v. New Hampshire, Roberts v. New Hampshire (455 U.S. 331): Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1982 Case Summary New York Court of Appeals on Gay Marriage   Jul. 6, 2006 Primary Source New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage   Jun. 14, 2011 Primary Source New York State Court of Appeals Decision Declaring the New York City Emergency Moratorium Act of 1975 Unconstitutional   Nov. 19, 1976 Primary Source New Zealand, England, and Wales Approve Same-Sex Marriage   Apr. 17, 2013 Primary Source Ngiraingas v. Sanchez: Brief Summary   Apr. 24, 1990 Case Summary Nixon v. Administrator of General Services: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Placing Nixon Tapes and Papers in Custody of the Federal Government. Justices W. Brennan, B. White, H. Blackmun, L. Powell, J. Stevens, Chief Justice W. Burger, W. Rehnquist   Jun. 28, 1977 Primary Source Norman v. Reed; Cook County Officers Electoral Board v. Reed: Brief Summary   Jan. 14, 1992 Case Summary Nurses Case Could Stall Progress on Libyan Diplomacy Effort   Jan. 22, 2007 Legislative Analysis O'Connor v. Donaldson: U.S. Supreme Court Unanimous Ruling That a State Cannot Confine Mentally Ill in Psychiatric Hospitals That Fail to Provide Treatment. Justice P. Stewart, Chief Justice W. E. Burger   Jun. 26, 1975 Primary Source Ohio v. Reiner   Mar. 19, 2001 Case Summary Opinion Excerpt of Supreme Court Decision in Saenz v. Roe     Primary Source Opposition Leaves Bill Offering Inmates DNA Access Missing Link in Evidence Chain   Oct. 9, 2004 Legislative Analysis Orr v. Orr: Brief Summary   Mar. 5, 1979 Case Summary Panel Moves Bush-Backed Measure To Expand Terrorism Death Penalty   Apr. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1,   Jun. 28, 2007 Case Summary Patchwork of Protection   Mar. 23, 2015 Legislative Analysis Patriot Act Foes Draw Doctors to Their Cause   Sep. 19, 2005 Legislative Analysis Patriot Act Provisions Get Another Look   Apr. 11, 2005 Legislative Analysis Patsy v. Board of Regents of the State of Florida (457 U.S. 496): Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1982 Case Summary Pennell v. City of San Jose: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1988 Case Summary Pentagon Papers Trial: Ruling by U.S. District Court Judge W. M. Byrne Jr. Dismissing Charges Against D. Ellsberg and A. Russo Jr.; Justice Department Memorandums, FBI Report on C. Colson, CIA Report on Liddy and Hunt   May 11, 1973 Primary Source PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin   May 29, 2001 Case Summary Pickett v. Brown (462 U.S. 1): Brief Summary   Jun. 6, 1983 Case Summary Policing Overhaul Hinges on Compromise   Jun. 22, 2020 Legislative Analysis President Bush Vetoes Congressional Bill Banning Torture   Mar. 8, 2008 Primary Source President Obama's National Security Agency Reform Proposal Released   Mar. 27, 2014 Primary Source Presidential Disability: The 25th Amendment, 1965-1967 Legislative Overview   1965 - 1967 Legislative Analysis Preventive Detention, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Privacy, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Proposed Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Supermajority Vote for Tax Increases, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Proposition 63: Amending Article III of the Constitution of the State of California, Making English the State's Official Language   Nov. 4, 1986 Primary Source Prosecution Statement in the Trial of Bobby Frank Cherry for Bombing the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963   May 14, 2002 Primary Source Public Agitation May Force Bush to Take Stand on Gay Marriage   Feb. 14, 2004 Legislative Analysis Public Assembly, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Public Opinion on Civil Liberties, 1940-2000   1940 - 2000 Facts & Figures Public Opinion on Issues Relating to Proposed Constitutional Amendments, 1963-2000   1963 - 2000 Facts & Figures Public Opinion on Issues Relating to Proposed Constitutional Amendments, 19742005 (percent)   1974 - 2005 Facts & Figures R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling that the St. Paul, MN, Antibias Ordinance Violated Free-Speech Rights; Justice A. Scalia   Jun. 22, 1992 Primary Source Race in America   Jul. 11, 2003 CQ Researcher Racial Profiling   Nov. 22, 2013 CQ Researcher Reed v. Campbell: Brief Summary   Jun. 11, 1986 Case Summary Reed v. Reed: Brief Summary   Nov. 22, 1971 Case Summary Regan v. Wald: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1984 Case Summary Remarks by President R. Reagan at the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution and by Chief Justice W.E. Burger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   Sep. 17, 1987 Primary Source Remarks of President George Bush at the Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1991   Nov. 21, 1991 Primary Source Report of the Southern Education Foundation on Segregation in Colleges and Universities   May 17, 1995 Primary Source Resolving Land Disputes   Sep. 6, 2011 CQ Global Researcher Rethinking the Death Penalty   Nov. 16, 2001 CQ Researcher Right to Die   May 13, 2005 CQ Researcher Rivera v. Minnich: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1987 Case Summary Roberts v. United States Jaycees: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on State Requirements to Open Their Commercial Groups to Women. Justice S.D. O'Connor   Jul. 3, 1984 Primary Source Rogers v. Bellei: Brief Summary   Apr. 5, 1971 Case Summary Rosario v. Rockefeller: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1973 Case Summary Rothgery v. Gillespie County     Case Summary Rowland, Former Director, California Department of Corrections v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council: Brief Summary   Jan. 12, 1993 Case Summary Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services v. Roe: Detailed Summary   May 17, 1999 Case Summary Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services v. Roe: Opinion Excerpt   May 17, 1999 Primary Source Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding   Jun. 25, 2009 Case Summary Salazar, Secretary of the Interior v. Buono   Apr. 28, 2010 Case Summary Salyer Land Company v. Tulare Water District, Associated Enterprises Inc. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District: Brief Summary   Mar. 20, 1973 Case Summary Same Side, Different Minds: Feinstein, Leahy Prepare for Intel Debate   Jun. 16, 2014 Legislative Analysis Same-Sex Marriage Approved in Hawaii and Illinois   Nov. 13, 2013 Primary Source Same-Sex Marriage Holdouts   Jul. 13, 2015 Legislative Analysis Same-Sex Marriage, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Schiavo Case Draws Life Line in Political Sand   Sep. 4, 2006 Legislative Analysis Schiavo Case Puts Lawmakers at Odds   Mar. 21, 2005 Legislative Analysis Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on the Constitutionality of the Draft Registration Law. Justice T. Marshall   Jul. 5, 1984 Primary Source Senate Clears Credit Report Blocking Bill   Nov. 29, 2003 Legislative Analysis Senate Clears Voting Rights Extension   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Senate Vote 259: Establishment of Military Tribunals   Jan. 1, 2007 Legislative Analysis Shapiro v. Thompson, Washington v. Legrant, Reynolds v. Smith: Brief Summary   Apr. 21, 1969 Case Summary Silveira v. Lockyer: Opinion Excerpt   Dec. 5, 2002 Primary Source Speech by U.S. Senator E.M. (Ted) Kennedy to the Moral Majority on Respect for the Rights of Others. Liberty Baptist College, Lynchburg, VA   Oct. 3, 1983 Primary Source Speeches By Attorney General John Ashcroft and Former Vice President Al Gore on the Patriot Act   Aug. 19, 2003 Primary Source Sporhase v. Nebraska (458 U.S. 941): Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1982 Case Summary Sporhase v. Nebraska: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Water as an Article of Commerce Subject to the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Justices J.P. Stevens, W.H. Rehnquist   Jul. 2, 1982 Primary Source Sprint/United Management Company v. Mendelsohn     Case Summary Stanley v. Illinois: Brief Summary   Apr. 2, 1972 Case Summary State of Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. (449 U.S. 456): Brief Summary   Jan. 21, 1981 Case Summary 'State Secrets' Privilege Now a Predictable Claim   Oct. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis Statement by Eleanor Smeal, President of the National Organization of Women (NOW), on the End of the Campaign to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)   Jun. 30, 1982 Primary Source Statement by Louisiana Governor B. Roemer Explaining Veto of Bill to Require Warning Labels on Records with Offensive Lyrics   Jul. 25, 1990 Primary Source Statements by President R. Reagan and by the U.S. Justice Department on the Legislation Reconstituting the Commission on Civil Rights   Nov. 30, 1983 Primary Source Storer v. Brown, Frommhagen v. Brown: Brief Summary   Mar. 26, 1974 Case Summary Student Rights   Jun. 5, 2009 CQ Researcher Subversive Activities Control Board, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Supermajority Vote for Tax Increases, Constitutional Amendment, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Supreme Court Actions on Civil Rights, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Encyclopedia Entry Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper: Brief Summary   Mar. 4, 1985 Case Summary Supreme Court of Virginia v. 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