CompuLEGAL Cases: Chronological Order

CompuLEGAL presents the Project LEGAL teaching method of Law-Related Education through the use of landmark Supreme Court cases (as well as some other lower court rulings and values' conflicts). CompuLEGAL helps develop advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills and increases knowledge and comprehension of the U.S. legal/judicial system.

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• 19th Century Cases
  • Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
  • Reynolds v. United States (1878)
  • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
• 1900-1949 Cases
  • Schenck v. United States (1919)
  • Near v. Minnesota (1931)
  • Korematsu v. United States (1944)
• 1950-1959 Cases
  • Feiner v. New York (1951)
  • Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
• 1960-1969 Cases
  • Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
  • Engel v. Vitale (1962)
  • Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
  • Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
  • Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
  • Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
  • Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
• 1970-1979 Cases
  • New York Times v. United States (1971)
  • Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
  • Frontiero v. Richardson (1973)
  • Roe v. Wade (1973)
  • Goss v. Lopez (1975)
  • Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
  • Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
  • Bakke v. Board of Regents (1978)
• 1980-1989 Cases
  • Plyler v. Doe (1982)
  • Quilici v. Morton Grove (1982)
  • New York v. Quarles (1984)
  • New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
  • Bethel v. Fraser (1986)
  • Colorado v. Spring (1987)
  • McCleskey v. Kemp (1987)
  • Johnson v. Santa Clara (1987)
  • Doe v. Smith (1988)
  • Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
  • Webster v. Reproductive Helath Services (1989)
  • Florida v. Riley (1989)
  • National Treasury Union v. Von Raab (1989)
  • Texas v. Johnson (1989)
• 1990-1999 Cases
  • Rust v. Sullivan (1991) & New York v. Sullivan (1991)
  • Florida v. Bostick (1991)
  • International Union v. Johnson Controls (1991)
  • Florida v. Jimeno (1991)
  • Lee v. Weisman (1992)
  • R.A.V. v. St. Paul (1992)
  • Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
  • Forsyth County v. The Nationalist Movement (1992)
  • Chabad Lubavitch v. City of Burlington (1993)
  • Jones v. Clear Creek (1993)
  • Minnesota v. Dickseron (1993)
  • Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993)
  • Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993)
  • Steirer v. Bethlehem (1993)
  • VMI v. United States (1993)
  • Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches (1993)
  • Ladue v. Gileo (1994)
  • Piscataway v. Taxman (1998)
• 2000-Present Cases
  • Owasso School District v. Falvo (2002)
  • Virginia v. Black (2003)
  • Scheidler v. N.O.W. (2003)
  • U.S. v. American Library Association (2003)
  • Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
  • Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
  • Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health Massachusetts (2003)
  • Morse v. Frederick (2007)