| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc. |
1989 |
state anti-plug molding law struck down under preemption doctrine for interfering with federal patent law |
| City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. |
1989 |
Affirmative action, constitutionality of minority business set-aside programs for municipal contracts |
| Florida v. Riley |
1989 |
aerial surveillance and the Fourth Amendment |
| Mistretta v. United States |
1989 |
United States Sentencing Commission, separation of powers |
| Arizona v. Youngblood |
1988 |
state's failure to preserve evidence in a criminal case, absent bad faith, is not a due process violation |
| Thompson v. Oklahoma |
1988 |
8th Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; capital punishment for juveniles under 16 |
| Morrison v. Olson |
1988 |
independent counsel's office |
| Frisby v. Schultz |
1988 |
First Amendment, privacy, restrictions on abortion protests |
| Schweiker v. Chilicky |
1988 |
no implied cause of action in the Social Security Act |
| Webster v. Doe |
1988 |
ability for CIA firings and hirings to be judicially reviewed |
| Maynard v. Cartwright |
1988 |
cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty |
| California v. Greenwood |
1988 |
4th Amendment; even absent a warrant, the search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home |
| Huddleston v. United States |
1988 |
admissibility of prior "bad acts" under the Federal Rules of Evidence |
| South Carolina v. Baker |
1988 |
Federal requirement that state and local bonds be issued in registered form did not violate the Tenth Amendment |
| Lying v. Northwest Indian CPA |
1988 |
religious rights of Native American vs. public interest |
| Basic Inc. v. Levinson |
1988 |
interpretation of SEC Rule 10b-5, market price manipulation |
| Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Abudu |
1988 |
Federal courts of appeals must review denials of motions to reopen immigration proceedings for abuse of discretion |
| Hustler Magazine v. Falwell |
1988 |
First Amendment; parody, emotional distress |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier |
1988 |
freedom of speech in secondary school newspapers |
| Nollan v. California Coastal Commission |
1987 |
Fifth Amendment takings clause |