| Case | Why it was important |
| Jenkins vs United States (1962) | |
| Louisiana vs Hughes (2003) | |
| Barefoot vs Estelle (1983) | |
| State vs Driver (1921) | |
| Atkins vs Viginia (2002) | |
| Muller vs Oregon (1907) | |
| Frye vs United States (1923) | |
| Schall vs Martin (1984) | |
| McCleskey vs Kemp (1987) | |
| | Case | Why it was important |
| Terasoft vs Regents of UC (1976) | |
| Kansas vs Hendricks/Crane (1997/2002) | |
| Waterhouse vs Hopkins (1989) | |
| Megan's Law (1996) | |
| Roper vs Simmons (2005) | |
| Daubert vs Merrel Dow (1993) | |
| O'Connor vs Donaldson (1975) | |
| Jacob Wetterling Act (1994) | |
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