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Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

597 U.S. 215 (2022)

Supreme Court of the United States · 2022 · United States

Good law

Overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.

Constitutional lawSubstantive due processStare decisis
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

467 U.S. 837 (1984)

Supreme Court of the United States · 1984 · United States

Overruled

Created the two-step deference framework for agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Overruled by Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024).

Administrative lawStatutory interpretationAgency deference
Miranda v. Arizona

384 U.S. 436 (1966)

Supreme Court of the United States · 1966 · United States

Good law

Required procedural safeguards, including warnings of the right to silence and to counsel, before custodial interrogation may be used against a defendant.

Criminal procedureFifth AmendmentConfessions
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

347 U.S. 483 (1954)

Supreme Court of the United States · 1954 · United States

Good law

Held that racial segregation of public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, overruling Plessy v. Ferguson in the field of public education.

Equal protectionConstitutional lawEducation
International Shoe Co. v. Washington

326 U.S. 310 (1945)

Supreme Court of the United States · 1945 · United States

Good law

Established the minimum contacts standard for personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants consistent with due process.

Civil procedurePersonal jurisdictionDue process
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

304 U.S. 64 (1938)

Supreme Court of the United States · 1938 · United States

Good law

Held that federal courts sitting in diversity must apply state substantive law, overruling Swift v. Tyson.

Civil procedureChoice of lawFederal courts
Marbury v. Madison

5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)

Supreme Court of the United States · 1803 · United States

Good law

Established judicial review of federal legislation: it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is.

Constitutional lawJudicial reviewSeparation of powers