, Case SummaryApr. 15, 1873
Bradwell v. Illinois Myra Bradwell studied law with her husband, James B. Bradwell, who was an attorney and the publisher of the Chicago Legal News, one of the most important legal publications in th . . .
, Case SummaryMar. 29, 1875
Minor v. Happersett Virginia L. Minor, an adult citizen of Missouri and of the United States, sued Reese Happersett, the registrar of voters in St. Louis County, Missouri, when he refused to allow he . . .
, Case SummaryMay 5, 1879
Reynolds v. United States This case was the first in which the Supreme Court seriously considered, interpreted, and applied the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Here, the Court made a cru . . .
, Case SummaryMar. 1, 1880
Strauder v. West Virginia Taylor Strauder, a former slave, was convicted of murder. He sought removal of his trial to a federal court on the grounds that he could not receive a fair trail in West Vir . . .
, Case SummaryApr. 14, 1873
The Slaughterhouse Cases This complex case gave the Court its first major opportunity to interpret the Fourteenth Amendment, which had been ratified in 1868. The Court consolidated three cases brough . . .