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| Case name | Citation | Summary |
| United States v. Darby Lumber Co. | 1941 | power of the United States Congress to regulate employment conditions; Commerce Clause |
| Cox v. New Hampshire | 1941 | petitions on public property |
| Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. | 1941 | Abstention doctrine |
| Sibbach v. Wilson | 1941 | Erie doctrine, applicability of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure |
| Helvering v. Horst | 1940 | refinement of assignment of income doctrine |
| Hansberry v. Lee | 1940 | Docket No: none res judicata may not bind a subsequent plaintiff who had no opportunity to be represented in the earlier civil action |
| Minersville School District v. Gobitis | 1940 | saluting the flag |
| United States v. American Trucking Associations | 1940 | Motor Carrier Act of 1935 did not empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate all employees of common and contract motor carriers, but rather only those whose duties affect safety of operation |
| Cantwell v. Connecticut | 1940 | incorporated Free Exercise Clause |
| Thornhill v. Alabama | 1940 | free speech clause of First Amendment includes peaceful labor picketing |
| Helvering v. Bruun | 1940 | A landlord realizes a taxable gain when he repossesses property improved by a tenant |
| Chambers v. Florida | 1940 | coerced confessions in a murder case |
| Schneider v. New Jersey | 1939 | enforcement of littering ordinances and free speech |
| Hague v. CIO | 1939 | labor unions and freedom of assembly |
| Coleman v. Miller | 1939 | length of time proposed Constitutional amendments remain pending |
| United States v. Miller | 1939 | Second Amendment, right to bear arms |
| Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada | 1938 | chipping away at separate but equal education |
| Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co. | 1938 | patent holder has no remedy in unfair competition law against competitor selling similar goods under a non-trademarked name after patent expires—prelude to functionality doctrine |
| Collins v. Yosemite Park & Curry Co. | 1938 | Twenty-first Amendment and the enforcement of state liquor laws in U.S. national parks |
| Johnson v. Zerbst | 1938 | Sixth Amendment right to counsel in federal criminal cases |