Landmark Cases

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• AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ET AL. v. ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL.
• ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ET AL.
• ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. FREE SPEECH COALITION ET AL.
• BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM v. SOUTHWORTH ET AL.
• BOB JONES UNIVERSITY v. UNITED STATES
• BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND MONMOUTH COUNCIL, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. JAMES DALE
• CAPITOL SQUARE REVIEW AND ADVISORY BOARD ET AL. v. PINETTE ET AL.
• CHURCH OF THE LUKUMI BABALU AYE, INC., ET AL. v. CITY OF HIALEAH
• CITY OF BOERNE v. FLORES, ARCHBISHOP OF SAN ANTONIO, ET AL.
• COHEN v. CALIFORNIA
• EDWARDS, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. v. AGUILLARD ET AL.
• ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DAVID W. GORDON, SUPERINTENDENT, PETITIONERS v. MICHAEL A. NEWDOW ET AL.
• ELONIS v. UNITED STATES
• ANTHONY DOUGLAS ELONIS, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Brief for the Respondent)
• ANTHONY DOUGLAS ELONIS, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Brief for the Petitioner)
• GONZALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. O CENTRO ESPIRITA BENEFICENTE UNIAO DO VEGETAL ET AL.
• HILL ET AL. v. COLORADO ET AL.
• HOSANNA-TABOR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ET AL.
• HURLEY ET AL. v. IRISH-AMERICAN GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL GROUP OF BOSTON, INC., ET AL.
• LAMB'S CHAPEL ET AL. v. CENTER MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL.
• LANE v. FRANKS ET AL.
• LEMON ET AL. v. KURTZMAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL.
• LIQUORMART, INC., ET AL. v. RHODE ISLAND ET AL.
• MCCREARY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY ET AL.
• MCCULLEN ET AL. v. COAKLEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS, ET AL.
• THE MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, A DIVISION OF KNIGHT NEWSPAPERS, INC., APPELLANT, v. PAT L. TORNILLO, JR.
• R.A.V. v. CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
• RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC., ETC., ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ET AL. UNITED STATES ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. RADIO TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION ET AL.
• RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ET AL.
• ROSENBERGER ET AL. v. RECTOR AND VISITORS OF UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ET AL.
• SCHENCK ET AL. v. PRO-CHOICE NETWORK OF WESTERN NEW YORK ET AL.
• TOWN OF GREECE, NEW YORK v. GALLOWAY ET AL.
• UNITED STATES ET AL. v. PLAYBOY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
• VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. VIRGINIA CITIZENS CONSUMER COUNCIL, INC., ET AL.
• VIRGINIA v. BLACK ET AL.
• ZELMAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF OHIO, ET AL. v. SIMMONS-HARRIS ET AL.