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Chisholm v. Georgia
As one of the earliest constitutional law cases, Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) said the people are sovereign.
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Hammer v. Dagenhart
In a time before the New Deal, Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) said child labor was legal.
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Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
When it comes to the Religious Freedoms Restoration Act, Burwell v. Hobby (2014) said for-profit corporations have religious freedom to not provide some contraceptives to female workers since it burdens their religion.
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United States v. Virginia
With regards to gender specific institutions, United States v. Virginia (1996) shattered the class ceiling.
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Craig v. Boren
Although women never got an Equal Rights Amendment, Craig v. Boren (1976) gave the second best thing: An intermediate scrutiny test.
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Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke
Before Affirmative Action as we know it, Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke (1978) said no more racial quotas in medical schools.
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Perfect 10 v. Amazon
In Perfect 10 v. Amazon (2007), the US Supreme Court said Google’s use of thumbnail images by Perfect 10 was fair use.
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Eldred v. Ashcroft
In copyright law, Eldred v. Ashcroft (2003) was a decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA).
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Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc.
In regards to the issue of whether Java API’s are copyrightable, Oracle v. Google (2012) was one battle in the war of software copyright.
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MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.
When it comes to copyright law, MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (2005) established the rule that P2P software companies can be held liable for copyright infringement by third party users.
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