| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Webster v. Reproductive Health Services |
1989 |
state funding for abortion rights |
| Stanford v. Kentucky |
1989 |
Eighth Amendment permits executing offenders who were 16 or 17 years old at the time of the offense; overruled by Roper v. Simmons |
| Penry v. Lynaugh |
1989 |
Eighth Amendment permits executing the mentally retarded; overruled by Atkins v. Virginia |
| Ward v. Rock Against Racism |
1989 |
freedom of speech, excessive noise |
| Texas v. Johnson |
1989 |
freedom of speech (flag burning) |
| Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police |
1989 |
States and their officials acting in their official capacity are not persons under Section 1983 |
| Martin v. Wilks |
1989 |
civil procedure in employment affirmative action |
| Community For Creative Non-Violence v. Reid |
1989 |
copyright, work for hire |
| Hernandez v. Commissioner |
1989 |
Scientology courses do not qualify as charitable deductions under the Internal Revenue Code |
| Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio |
1989 |
standard of evidence for disparate impact employment discrimination cases |
| Lauro Lines s.r.l. v. Chasser et al. |
1989 |
interlocutory appeals |
| Graham v. Connor |
1989 |
standard for claims for violations of the Fourth Amendment |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield |
1989 |
held that the Indian Child Welfare Act governed the adoption of Indian children, and clarified the jurisdiction of the tribal court |
| United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press |
1989 |
FBI rap sheets may not be disclosed to third parties under the Freedom of Information Act |
| Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris |
1989 |
New York City Board of Estimate representation scheme was held to violate Equal Protection Clause |
| National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab |
1989 |
requiring drug tests for customs inspectors is not an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment |
| Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives Association |
1989 |
requiring drug tests for railroad employees is not an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment |
| Blanton v. North Las Vegas |
1989 |
Jury trial is unnecessary for petty offenses |
| Teague v. Lane |
1989 |
new constitutional rules do not generally apply retroactively to cases on collateral review |
| DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services |
1989 |
child welfare department's failure to protect a child from known child abuse does not violate due process |