| Decision Summary | Court Case | Year |
| The state cannot interfere with a legal contract, even one predating the existence of the government. | |
| Trying citizens in military courts is unconstitutional while civilian courts are operational. | |
| Regulation of bakers' working hours not a justifiable restriction of the right to contract freely. | |
| Internment of Japanese-Americans is constitutional. | |
| Exclusionary rule: evidence obtained through illegal search or seizure is inadmissible in court. | |
| Commerce Clause permits Congress to ban racial discrimination in public accomodations. | |
| Ban on contraception violates marital privacy. | |
| | Decision Summary | Court Case | Year |
| Ban on interracial marriage is unconstitutional. | |
| Students have First Amendment rights, including the right to wear anti-war armbands absent disruption of school functions. | |
| The teaching of creationism is unconstitutional, as it advances a particular religion. | |
| Flag burning is protected First Amendment speech. | |
| Ban on private, consensual homosexual conduct is unconstitutional. | |
| Congress can prohibit the use of marijuana for medical purposes even in states that permit it. | |
| Before an employer can intentionally discriminate in order to remedy unintentional disparate impact, it must have reason to believe it will be subject to liability otherwise. | |
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