U.S. Judicial Branch

Morse v Frederick (2007)

Case In 2002, Joseph Frederick went to an Olympic Torch Relay, a school-sponsored event, and caused quite the controversy. Frederick, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High

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Texas v Johnson (1989)

Case The Republican Party’s national convention in 1984 to renominate Ronald Reagan, in Dallas, Texas, was met with protests and criticism. One of the protestors

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Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

Case In 2003, 14 states in the United States had anti-sodomy laws. However, only four of them had been regularly enforcing those laws against homosexual

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McCulloch v Maryland (1819)

Case The United States first established a national bank under its first president, George Washington. Arguing in favor of robust national powers, Alexander Hamilton had

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